Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Spermophagus galapagoensis Blair, 1928, fide Peck (2006)

Origin: Native

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Baltra, Española, Floreana, Genovesa, Isabela, Marchena, Pinta, Rábida, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santiago

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