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A new extinct species of large bullfinch (Aves: Fringillidae: Pyrrhula) from Graciosa Island (Azores, North Atlantic Ocean)

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Pieper, H., Olson, Storrs L., Pereira, F., 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, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4282.3.9

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