The common cactus finch or small cactus finch is a species of bird in the Darwin's finch group of the tanager family Thraupidae. It is endemic to the Galapagos Islands, where it is found on most islands, with the notable exception of Fernandina, Española, Genovesa, Darwin and Wolf. Most of these islands are inhabited by its close relative, the Española cactus finch. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Gould, J 1837)
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
Pt5 no.49 p.7
Protonym:
Cactornis scandens
Type locality:
Galapagos Islands; type from James Island, fide Swarth, 1931, Occ. Papers California Acad. Sci., 18, p. 190.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46213#page/723/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
EFA269E49108F1D9
Avibase ID:
avibase-EFA269E4
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/EFA269E4
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560240
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Common Cactus-finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Common Cactus-finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Common Cactus-finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Common Cactus-finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Common Cactus-finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Common Cactus-finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Common Cactus-finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Common Cactus-finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Common Cactus-finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Common Cactus-finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Common Cactus-finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Common Cactus-finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Common Cactus-finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Common Cactus-finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Common Cactus-finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Common Cactus-finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Géospize des cactus ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Géospize des cactus ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Cactus Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2019: Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Cactus Ground Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Cactus Ground Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Common Cactus Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Common Cactus Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Common Cactus Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Common Cactus-finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Common Cactus-finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Common Cactus-finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Common Cactus-finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Common Cactus-finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Common Cactus Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Cactus Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Geospiza scandens [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Geospiza scandens [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Geospiza scandens [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Common Cactus-Finch ( Geospiza scandens) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Geospiza scandens [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Geospiza scandens [version 1] |
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Species status: full species
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