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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 Mac OS X ...
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.
The woodpecker finch (Camarhynchus pallidus) is a monomorphic species of bird in the Darwin's finch group of the tanager family, Thraupidae endemic to the Galapagos Islands. [2] The diet of a woodpecker finch revolves mostly around invertebrates , but also encompasses a variety of seeds.
The vampire ground finch (Geospiza septentrionalis) is a small bird native to the Galápagos Islands. Endemic to Wolf and Darwin Island, it was previously considered a very distinct subspecies of the sharp-beaked ground finch (Geospiza difficilis), [2] [3] but the International Ornithologists' Union has split the species based on strong genetic evidence that they are not closely related, and ...
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]
Finches are 3.7 times more likely to travel to the brooding area than any other location. [20] Urbanization in the Galapagos is slowly increasing which directly affects the nesting success of the finches. [21] Nests in urban areas are built using artificial materials, such as plastic, fishing lines, paper, and human hair. [8]
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]
The vegetarian finch is one of the largest Galápagos finches, measuring 16 cm (6.3 in) in length [13] [nb 1] and ranging from 29 to 40 g (1.0 to 1.4 oz) in mass. [18] Its upright stance is described as "parrot-like". [19] Its beak is broad and stout, with a strongly curved culmen. Males have upper parts which are olive-colored, with underparts ...