Nesospiza Explained

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.^{[1] [2]} The genus name combines the Ancient Greek nēsos meaning "island" (i.e. Tristan da Cunha) with spiza meaning "finch".^[3] The genus now contains three species.^[4]

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Nesospiza acunhae		Tristan da Cunha archipelago
	Nesospiza questi		Nightingale Island of the Tristan da Cunha archipelago
	Nesospiza wilkinsi		Tristan da Cunha archipelago

Notes and References

1. Cabanis . Jean . Jean Cabanis . 1873 . Nesospiza acunhae nov. gen. et spec.. German . Journal für Ornithologie . 21 . 154–155.
2. Book: Paynter . Raymond A. Jr . 1970 . Check-List of Birds of the World . 13 . Museum of Comparative Zoology . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 112 .
3. Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 269 .
4. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . July 2020 . Tanagers and allies . IOC World Bird List Version 10.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 6 November 2020 .