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Inaccessible or Nightingale Finch

Nesospiza [acunhae or questi] (= Nesospiza acunhae) Cabanis, JL 1873

The Inaccessible Island finch, also known as the Inaccessible bunting, is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Thraupidae
Genus:
   Nesospiza
Scientific:
  Nesospiza acunhae


Original description

Citation:
  Cabanis, JL 1873

Reference:
   J. f. Orn. 21, no.122 p.154 pl.1 fig.2

Protonym:
  Nesospiza acunhae

Type locality:
  Tristan da Cunha.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/101685#page/166/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  49A976A72F415623

Avibase ID:
  avibase-49A976A7

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/49A976A7


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561604

Geographic range:

  • Nesospiza acunhae acunhae: Inaccessible Island, South Atlantic Ocean (coastal lowlands of Inaccessible Island); subspecies of Inaccessible Island Finch intergrade where their distributions abut
  • Nesospiza acunhae fraseri: Inaccessible Island, South Atlantic Ocean (central plateau of Inaccessible Island); subspecies of Inaccessible Island Finch intergrade where their distributions abut
  • Nesospiza acunhae dunnei: Inaccessible Island, South Atlantic Ocean (coast and eastern part of interior plateau of Inaccessible Island); subspecies of Inaccessible Island Finch intergrade where their distributions abut
  • Nesospiza questi: Nightingale Island (South Atlantic Ocean)
English:
Inaccessible or Nightingale Finch
French:
Nésospize de Tristan da Cunha ou N. du Quest


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Inaccessible or Nightingale Finch ( Nesospiza [acunhae or questi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Inaccessible or Nightingale Finch ( Nesospiza [acunhae or questi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Inaccessible or Nightingale Finch ( Nesospiza [acunhae or questi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Inaccessible or Nightingale Finch ( Nesospiza [acunhae or questi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Inaccessible or Nightingale Finch ( Nesospiza [acunhae or questi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Inaccessible or Nightingale Finch ( Nesospiza [acunhae or questi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Inaccessible or Nightingale Finch ( Nesospiza [acunhae or questi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Inaccessible or Nightingale Finch ( Nesospiza [acunhae or questi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Inaccessible or Nightingale Finch ( Nesospiza [acunhae or questi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Inaccessible or Nightingale Finch ( Nesospiza [acunhae or questi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Inaccessible or Nightingale Finch ( Nesospiza [acunhae or questi])
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Tristan Bunting ( Nesospiza acunhae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Tristan Bunting ( Nesospiza acunhae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Tristan Bunting ( Nesospiza acunhae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Nightingale Island Finch ( Nesospiza acunhae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Nightingale Island Finch ( Nesospiza acunhae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Tristan Finch ( Nesospiza acunhae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Tristan Finch ( Nesospiza acunhae) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Nesospiza [acunhae, questi or wilkinsi]

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Czech: Dijuka ostrovní, dijukovec tristanský
Danish: Tristanfinke
German: Tristanammerfink
English: Inaccessible or Nightingale Finch, Nightingale Finch, Nightingale Island Finch, Nighttingale Finch, Tristan Bunting, Tristan Finch
Spanish: Semillero Ruiseñor
Finnish: nightingalensirkku, Nigthingalensirkku
French: Bruant de Tristan, Bruant de Tristan da Cunha, Nésospize acunha, Nésospize de Tristan da Cunha, Nésospize de Tristan da Cunha ou N. du Quest
Hungarian: Tristan-sármánypinty
Italian: Fringuello dell'Isola Nightingale, Fringuello di Nightingale, Zigolo delle Tristan
Japanese (romaji): torisutanfinchi, torisutanshifinchi
Japanese: トリスタンシフィンチ, トリスタンフィンチ
Scientific: Neospiza acunhae, Nesospiza [acunhae or questi], Nesospiza acunhae, Nesospiza acunhae acunhae
Lithuanian: Lakštingalinė salinė starta
Dutch: Temmincks Dikbekje, Tristangors
Norwegian: Tristanspurv
Polish: tristanik maly, tristanik mały
Russian: Акуньинский вьюрок
Slovak: tristanka zelená
Swedish: Tristanfink
Ukrainian: Тристанка мала
Chinese: 特岛雀
Chinese (Traditional): 特里島雀

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