Buntings and New World Sparrows (Emberizidae)

Gough Finch (Rowettia goughensis) - HBW 16, p. 613

French: Rowettie de Gough German: Goughammerfink Spanish: Yal de Gough
Other common names: Gough Island Finch, Gough Bunting

Taxonomy: Nesospiza goughensis W. E. Clarke, 1904, Gough Island.
Sometimes placed in genus Nesospiza, but exhibits affinities also with Melanodera. Morphological and genetic evidence indicate that this species belongs with the Neotropical finches, distant from Old World Emberiza. Monotypic.

Distribution: Gough I, including vegetated offshore stacks, in S Atlantic.