Nightingale Island finch

Nightingale Island finch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Nesospiza
Species:
N. questi
Binomial name
Nesospiza questi
Lowe, 1923

The Nightingale Island finch (Nesospiza questi) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae (formerly in Emberizidae).

It is endemic to Nightingale Island of the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, where its natural habitats are temperate shrubland and subantarctic grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Nesospiza questi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22735345A95108584. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22735345A95108584.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.