Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

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

Distribution: Present in Darwin, Wolf.

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