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The term "Darwin's finches" was first applied by Percy Lowe in 1936, and popularised in 1947 by David Lack in his book Darwin's Finches. [7] [8] Lack based his analysis on the large collection of museum specimens collected by the 1905–06 Galápagos expedition of the California Academy of Sciences, to whom Lack dedicated his 1947 book. The ...
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]
Big Bird, also known as the Big Bird lineage, is one of the species of Darwin's finches that is exclusively present on Daphne Major of the Galápagos Islands.It originated from a mixed-breed of the Española cactus finch (Geospiza conirostris) and the medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis) that immigrated to Daphne Major in 1981. [1]
The genus Certhidea was introduced in 1837 by the English ornithologist John Gould with the green warbler-finch as the type species. [2] [3] The name is a Latin diminutive of the genus Certhia introduced by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 for the treecreepers. [4] The members of the genus form part of a group collectively known as Darwin's finches. [5]
The Cocos finch is a member of a group collectively known as Darwin's finches. [5] Although traditionally placed with the buntings and New World sparrows in the family Emberizidae, [6] molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that Darwin's finches are members of the subfamily Coerebinae within the tanager family Thraupidae. [7]
The medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands. Its primary natural habitat is tropical shrubland. One of Darwin's finches, the species was the first which scientists have observed evolving in real-time.
Shakespeare wrote that music was the ‘food of love’ - and that’s all too true if you happen to be a male Darwin finch. The birds have been left unable to attract mates after a fruit fly was ...
The large ground finch weighs about 27-39 g, and its length ranges slightly 15-16 cm. [2] It is the largest species of Darwin's finch both in total size and size of beak. The feather and bill colors vary between males and females.