Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Geospiza propinqua
Pinzón Cactero de Genovesa, Pinzón de cactus de Genovesa, Genovesa Cactus-finch
Similar to Common Cactus Finch.
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
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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.