Galapagos Species Database

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Geospiza propinqua Ridgway, 1894

Pinzón Cactero de Genovesa, Pinzón de cactus de Genovesa, Genovesa Cactus-finch

Similar to Common Cactus Finch.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Aves

Order
Passeriformes

Family
Thraupidae

Genus
Geospiza

Species
propinqua

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Geospiza scandens (Gould, 1837); Geospiza scandens abingdoni (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1870); Geospiza scandens intermedia Ridgway, 1894; Geospiza scandens rothschildi Heller & Snodgrass, 1901; Geospiza scandens scandens (Gould, 1837); Cactornis scandens Gould, 1837; Cactornis assimilis Gould, 1837; Cactornis abingdoni (Sclater & Salvin, 1870).

Origin: Endemic

Status

Vulnerable

Distribution

Distribution: Present only in Genovesa Island.

References

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  • IUCN (2017) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Version 2016-3. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 February 2017.
  • Freile, J.F. Santander, T., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., Carrasco, L., Cisneros-Heredia, D., Guevara, E., Sánchez-Nivicela, M., Tinoco, B. (2019) Lista Roja de las aves del Ecuador Quito, Ecuador. 97 pp.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Geospiza propinqua", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18575. Accessed 3 December 2024.