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Gough Island Finch
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IUCN CR · Critically endangered

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Gough Island Finch

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Gough Island Finch

Rowettia goughensis

The Gough finch (Rowettia goughensis) or Gough bunting, is a critically endangered species of songbird.

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From the article Gough finch on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section

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Description

The Gough finch is 22 to 26 cm (8.7–10.2 in) in length and weighs 50–56 g (1.8–2.0 oz).

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Range & habitat

It is endemic to the remote Gough Island, part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, and nearby stacks, in the South Atlantic. Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland and subantarctic grassland.

Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 10592.