Nesospiza


Nesospiza is a genus of seed-eating birds in the tanager family Thraupidae found on the Tristan da Cunha archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean.

Taxonomy and species list

The genus Nesospiza was introduced in 1873 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis with the Inaccessible Island finch as the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek nēsos meaning "island" with spiza meaning "finch". The genus now contains three species.
ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Nesospiza acunhaeInaccessible Island finchTristan da Cunha archipelago
Nesospiza questiNightingale Island finchNightingale Island of the Tristan da Cunha archipelago
Nesospiza wilkinsiWilkins's finchTristan da Cunha archipelago