Ground-Finches and Cactus-Finches
Geospiza
Geospiza is a genus of bird in the family Thraupidae. All species in the genus are endemic to the Galápagos Islands; together with related genera, they are collectively known as Darwin's finches. Although in the past, they were classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown they belong in the tanager family. The genus contains the following species. An as-of-yet unnamed hybrid species (informally nicknamed "Big Bird") endemic to Daphne...
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species
Small Ground-Finch
speciesGeospiza fuliginosa
Medium Ground-Finch
speciesGeospiza fortis
Common Cactus-Finch
speciesGeospiza scandens
Large Ground-Finch
speciesGeospiza magnirostris
Española Ground-Finch
speciesGeospiza conirostris
Genovesa Ground-Finch
speciesGeospiza acutirostris
Genovesa Cactus-Finch
speciesGeospiza propinqua
Vampire Ground-Finch
speciesGeospiza septentrionalis
Sharp-beaked Ground-Finch
speciesGeospiza difficilis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 9476.