Nightingale Finch (Nesospiza questi)

Population
Estimated population is 9000 (2020) and stable.

Status VU
Accidental introduction of mammalian predators which could prey on eggs, chicks and nesting birds is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
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Nightingale Island Finch (Nesospiza questi) [XC314485]
by George Wagner from Nightingale Island, United Kingdom (call)

Nightingale Island Finch (Nesospiza questi) [XC332015]
by id from Nightingale Island, United Kingdom (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Nesospiza acunhae (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Inaccessible Finch (Nesospiza acunhae) (Inaccessible Island) and Nightingale Finch (Nesospiza questi) (Nightingale Island), while subspecies dunnei of Wilkins's Finch (Nesospiza wilkinsi) (Inaccessible Island) has been transferred to Inaccessible Finch (Nesospiza acunhae) following Ryan (2008) who provides compelling phylogenetic evidence for this arrangement and points out the morphological and vocal differences supporting the treatment of paraphyletic forms questi and wilkinsi as species.

Not recognised as a species by BirdLife International.

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Inaccessible Finch (Nesospiza acunhae).

References
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