Nightingale Island finch
The Nightingale Island finch (Nesospiza questi) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae (formerly in Emberizidae).
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Nesospiza |
| Species: | N. questi |
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| Nesospiza questi Lowe, 1923 | |
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
- BirdLife International (2012). "Nesospiza questi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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