Geospiza conirostris

Geospiza conirostris, Española Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Geospiza conirostris — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Emberizoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Orionides Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Neocoelurosauria Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Avialae Subclassis: Aves Infraclassis: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Passerea Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Cladus: Eufalconimorphae Cladus: Psittacopasseres Ordo: Passeriformes Cladus: Eupasseres Subordo: Passeri Infraordo: Passerides Parvordo: Passerida Superfamilia: Emberizoidea

Familia: Thraupidae
Subfamilia: Coerebinae
Genus: Geospiza
Species: Geospiza conirostris

Dubious taxon: G. c. darwini

Name

Geospiza conirostris Ridgway, 1890

• Type locality: Española Island (former Hood), Galapagos Islands.

References

Primary references

• Ridgway, R. 1889. Scientific results of explorations by the US Fish Comission Steamer Albatross. No. 1. Birds collected on the Galapagos Islands in 1888. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 12 no.767: 101–128. Government Printing Office. Washington [1890]. BHL Reference page.  Original description p. 106 BHL

Additional references

• Lamichhaney, S., Berglund, J., Sällman Almén, M., Maqbool, K., Grabherr, M., Martinez-Barrio, A., Promerová, M., Rubin, C.J., Wang, C., Zamani, N., Grant, B.R., Grant, P.R., Webster, M.T. & Andersson, L. 2015. Evolution of Darwin’s finches and their beaks revealed by genome sequencing. Nature 518: 371–375. DOI: 10.1038/nature14181 Full article (PDF) Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Geospiza conirostris  (Vulnerable)

Vernacular names

• Afrikaans: Groot kaktusgrondvink
• asturianu: Geospiza conirostris
• български: Голяма кактусова чинка
• català: Pinsà de les Galápagos de bec cònic
• Cebuano: Geospiza conirostris
• Cymraeg: Pila daear pigfawr
• Deutsch: Opuntien-Grundfink
• English: Española cactus finch
• español: pinzón de Darwin conirrostro
• فارسی: سهره کاکتوسی بزرگ
• suomi: Isokaktussirkku
• français: Géospize à bec conique
• עברית: פרוש קקטוס גדול
• magyar: Nagy kaktuszpinty
• 日本語: オオサボテンフィンチ
• Nederlands: Españolagrondvink
• русский: Большой кактусовый земляной вьюрок
• svenska: españoladarwinfink
• 中文: 大仙人掌地雀

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