Inaccessible Island finch
| Inaccessible Island finch | |
|---|---|
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| On Inaccessible Island | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Emberizidae |
| Genus: | Nesospiza |
| Species: | N. acunhae |
| Binomial name | |
| Nesospiza acunhae Cabanis, 1873 | |
The Inaccessible Island finch (Nesospiza acunhae) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family (formerly in Emberizidae).
It is endemic to Inaccessible Island of the Tristan da Cunha archipelago where its natural habitats are temperate shrubland and subantarctic grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Nesospiza acunhae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded 26 July 2007.