Pyrrhula crassa Rando et al., 2017
Greater Azores bullfinch
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Holocene
Distribution
Graciosa Island, Azores archipelago
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Rando, J. C., Pieper, H., Olson, Storrs L., Pereira, F. and Alcover, J. A. (2017). A new extinct species of large bullfinch (Aves: Fringillidae: Pyrrhula) from Graciosa Island (Azores, North Atlantic Ocean). Zootaxa 4282(3): 567-583.
Other references:
Sayol, Ferran, Steinbauer, Manuel J., Blackburn, Tim M., Antonelli, Alexandre and Faurby, Søren. (2020). Anthropogenic extinctions conceal widespread evolution of flightlessness in birds. Science Advances 6(49): eabb6095. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abb6095 [Supplementary Material (Data File S1)]
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/22465/pyrrhula-crassa-greater-azores-bullfinch