Sharp-beaked Ground Finch
Geospiza difficilisSharpe, RB, 1888
English (US) Sharp-beaked Ground Finch
The Sharp-beaked Ground Finch (Geospiza difficilis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Geospiza difficilis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sharp-beaked Ground Finch
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1888
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Geospiza difficilis difficilis
- Geospiza difficilis debilirostris
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1888
- Type locality
- Abingdon and Charles, Galapagos Islands ; corrected to Abingdon by Swarth, 1931, Occ. Papers Calif. Acad. Sci., 18, p. 179.
- Original description
- Catalogue of the birds in the British Museum 12 p.12
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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