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Small ground finch (Geospiza_fuliginosa)
Isla Floreana in Galapagos, Ecuador (2005).
The small ground finch is one of Darwin's finches, a group of closely related birds which evolved on the Galápagos Islands. Up to 11 cm, the male is black with white-tipped undertail coverts, while the female and young are brown with streaked underparts.
The small ground finch is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. Endemic to the Galápagos Islands, it is common and widespread in shrubland, woodland, and other habitats on most islands in the archipelago. It commonly feeds on small seeds and parasites from the skins of Galápagos tortoises, and Galápagos land and marine iguanas.
Similar species: Perching Birds
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Uploaded Jul 17, 2016. Captured Nov 30, -0001 00:00 in Unnamed Road, Ecuador.
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