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Wilkins's Finch

Nesospiza wilkinsi Lowe, PR 1923

Wilkins's finch, also known as Wilkins's bunting or the grosbeak bunting, is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is restricted to Inaccessible Island and Nightingale Island of the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland and subantarctic grassland. Source: Wikipedia

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


Original description

Citation:
  Lowe, PR 1923

Reference:
   Ibis

Protonym:
  Nesospiza wilkinsi

Link:
  https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1923.tb08110.x


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  DEF2D6381B57A662

Avibase ID:
  avibase-DEF2D638

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/DEF2D638


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561605

Geographic range:

  • Nesospiza wilkinsi: Nightingale Island (south Atlantic Ocean)
English:
Wilkins's Finch
Catalan:
frigil de Wilkins
Czech:
dijukovec dlaskovitý
Danish:
Grovnæbbet Tristanfinke
German:
Dickschnabel-Ammertangare
Spanish:
Yal de Wilkins
Spanish (Spain):
Yal de Wilkins
Finnish:
isonightingalensirkku
French:
Nésospize de Wilkins
Croatian:
debelokljuni sjemenar
Hungarian:
Wilkins-sármánypinty
Italian:
Fringuello di Wilkins
Japanese (romaji):
torisutanmashiko
Japanese:
トリスタンマシコ
Lithuanian:
Didžiasnapė salinė starta
Dutch:
Wilkins Gors
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Nøttesporv
Norwegian:
Nøttespurv
Polish:
tristanik duży
Portuguese:
canário-grande-da-nightingale
Russian:
Большеклювый овсяночник
Slovak:
pinkavka hrubozobá
Serbian:
Vilkinsova zeba sa Slavujevog ostrva
Swedish:
tjocknäbbad nightingaletangara
Ukrainian:
Тристанка велика
Chinese:
维氏岛雀
Chinese (Traditional):
大嘴島雀


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Grosbeak Bunting ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Grosbeak Bunting ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Grosbeak Bunting ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Wilkins's Bunting ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Wilkins's Bunting ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Wilkins's Bunting ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Wilkins's Bunting ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Wilkins's Bunting ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Wilkins's Bunting ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Wilkins's Bunting ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Wilkins's Bunting ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022):
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Clements 6th edition:
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Clements, version 2015:
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Clements, version 2016:
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Clements, version 2017:
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Clements, version 2018:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Wilkins's Finch (Nightingale Island) ( Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi) [version 2]
eBird version 1.53:
Wilkins's Finch (Nightingale Island) ( Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi) [version 2]
eBird version 1.54:
Wilkins's Finch (Nightingale Island) ( Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi) [version 2]
eBird version 1.55:
Wilkins's Finch (Nightingale Island) ( Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi) [version 2]
eBird version 2015:
Wilkins's Finch (Nightingale Island) ( Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi) [version 2]
eBird version 2016:
Wilkins's Finch (Nightingale Island) ( Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi) [version 2]
eBird version 2017:
Wilkins's Finch (Nightingale I.) ( Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi) [version 2]
eBird version 2018:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi [version 2]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Wilkins's Finch ( Nesospiza wilkinsi) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Nesospiza wilkinsi [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Nesospiza [acunhae, questi or wilkinsi] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: frigil de Wilkins
Czech: dijukovec dlaskovitý
Danish: Grovnæbbet Tristanfinke
German: Dickschnabel-Ammertangare, Wilkinsammerfink, Wilkins-Ammerfink
English: Grosbeak Bunting, Wilkins's Bunting, Wilkins's Finch, Wilkins's Finch (Nightingale I.), Wilkins's Finch (Nightingale Island)
English, HBW: Wilkins's Finch
English (IOC): Wilkins's Finch
English (United States): Wilkins's Finch
Spanish: Semillero de Wilkins, Yal de Wilkins
Spanish (Spain): Yal de Wilkins, Yal de Wilkins (wilkinsi)
Spanish (HBW): Wilkins's Finch (Nightingale I.)
Finnish: isonightingalensirkku
French: Nésospize de Tristan da Cunha (wilkinsi), Nésospize de Wilkins, Nésospize de Wilkins (Nightingale), Nésospize de Wilkins (nominal), Nésospize de Wilkins (nominale), Nésospize de Wilkins (race nominale), Nésospize de Wilkins (wilkinsi)
Croatian: debelokljuni sjemenar
Hungarian: Wilkins-sármánypinty
Italian: Fringuello di Wilkins
Japanese (romaji): torisutanmashiko, torisutanmashiko (wilkinsi)
Japanese: トリスタンマシコ, トリスタンマシコ (wilkinsi)
Scientific: Neospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi, Nesospiza wilkinsi, Nesospiza wilkinsi wilkinsi
Lithuanian: Didžiasnapė salinė starta
Dutch: Wilkins Gors, Wilkins Gors (wilkinsi)
Norwegian Nynorsk: Nøttesporv
Norwegian: Nøttespurv, nøttespurv (wilkinsi)
Polish: tristanik duży
Portuguese: canário-grande-da-nightingale
Portuguese (Portugal): tentilhão-de-wilkins
Russian: Большеклювая островная овсянка, Большеклювый овсяночник
Slovak: pinkavka hrubozobá, tristanka hrubozobá
Serbian: Vilkinsova zeba sa Slavujevog ostrva
Swedish: tjocknäbbad nightingalefink, tjocknäbbad nightingaletangara
Turkish: Wilkins ispinozu, Wilkins İspinozu
Ukrainian: Тристанка велика
Chinese: 维氏岛雀
Chinese (Traditional): 大嘴島雀

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