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When Darwin first collected the species in 1835, he assumed it was a finch. [5] John Gould, who formally described the vegetarian finch in 1837, placed it in a new genus Camarhynchus and coined the binomial name Camarhynchus crassirostris. [6] [7] The vegetarian finch is now placed in the genus Platyspiza that was introduced by Robert Ridgway ...
Green warbler-finch: Certhidea olivacea Gould, 1837: 83 Grey warbler-finch: Certhidea fusca Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1870: 84 Vegetarian finch: Platyspiza crassirostris (Gould, 1837) 85 Cocos finch: Pinaroloxias inornata (Gould, 1843) 86 Mangrove finch: Camarhynchus heliobates (Snodgrass & Heller, 1901) 87 Medium tree finch: Camarhynchus pauper ...
Confusingly, only 79 of the species include "finch" in their common names, and several other families include species called finches. This list includes 18 extinct species, the Bonin grosbeak and 17 Hawaiian honeycreepers.
Grey warbler-finch – Certhidea fusca; Platyspiza Ridgway, 1897: Vegetarian finch – Platyspiza crassirostris; Pinaroloxias Sharpe, 1885: Cocos finch – Pinaroloxias inornata; Camarhynchus Gould, 1837: Small tree finch – Camarhynchus parvulus; Medium tree finch – Camarhynchus pauper; Large tree finch – Camarhynchus psittacula
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]
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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 ...
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