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The vampire finch (Geospiza septentrionalis) is an unusual bird that only lives on two remote islands in the Galápagos: Wolf Island and Darwin Island.These two islands are about 100 miles away ...
Galapagos Online. List of birds of the Galapagos Islands. Darwin's Finches Evolve Before Scientists' Eyes: new developments reported 13 July 2006; Fink F.A.Q. Darwin's finches inspired the naming of the Fink project, a collaborative initiative for porting open source software to the Darwin platform to enable its use and evolution in the Apple ...
Galapagos dove. Pigeons and doves are medium to large mostly plump birds. Most are arboreal species descending to the ground to feed but some are terrestrial like the quail-doves of South America or the pheasant-pigeon of New Guinea. They are found worldwide except near the poles and in a wide variety of habitats including urban.
The genus Camarhynchus was introduced in 1837 by English ornithologist John Gould, with the large tree finch as the type species. [2] The name combines the Ancient Greek kamara meaning "arch" or "vault" with rhunkhos meaning "bill". [3] The members of the genus form part of a group collectively known as Darwin's finches. [4]
Large ground finch (Geospiza magnirostris)The Daphne Major finches are a group of Darwin's finches that inhabit Daphne Major island of the Galápagos.The common cactus finch (Geospiza scandens) and the medium ground finch (G. fortis) are the main species; [1] while the large ground finch (G. magnirostris) and the Española cactus finch (G. conirostris) are regular immigrants. [2]
The common cactus finch or small cactus finch (Geospiza scandens) is a species of bird in the Darwin's finch group of the tanager family Thraupidae.It is endemic to the Galapagos Islands, where it is found on most islands, with the notable exception of Fernandina, Española, Genovesa, Darwin and Wolf.
Medium ground finch: Geospiza fortis: LC: 15 Small ground finch: Geospiza fuliginosa: LC: 16 Sharp-beaked ground finch: Geospiza difficilis: LC: 17 Common cactus finch: Geospiza scandens: LC: 18 Española cactus finch: Geospiza conirostris: VU: 19 Vegetarian finch: Geospiza crassirostris: LC: 20 Large tree finch: Camarhynchus psittacula: VU: 21 ...
The sharp-beaked ground finch (Geospiza difficilis) is a species of bird in the Darwin's finch group of the tanager family Thraupidae. It is classified as a least-concern species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and it is native to the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador. [ 1 ]