Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
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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