Geospiza difficilis acutirostris
Pinzón Terrestre de Genovesa, Pinzón de tierra de Genovesa, Genovesa Ground-finch
Very similar to Vampire Ground-finch G. septentrionalis and Sharp-beaked Ground Finch G. difficilis.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Thraupidae
Genus
Geospiza
Species
difficilis
Subspecies
acutirostris
Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa
Syn.: Geospiza difficilis Sharpe, 1888; Geospiza difficilis debilirostris Ridgway, 1894; Geospiza difficilis difficilis Sharpe, 1888; Geospiza difficilis septentrionalis Rothschild & Hartert, 1899; Geospiza nebulosa (Gould, 1837).
Taxon origin: Endemic
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