Geospiza
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Small ground finch (Geospiza fuliginosa) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thraupidae |
Genus: | Geospiza Gould, 1837 |
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.[1] A purported hybrid species (informally nicknamed "Big Bird") endemic to Daphne Major and formed almost 4 decades prior by hybridization between a vagrant Geospiza conirostris and a Geospiza fortis was also reported in 2017, though it has yet to be formally described.[2]
Species
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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![]() | Geospiza conirostris | Española cactus finch | Galápagos islands |
![]() | Geospiza difficilis | Sharp-beaked ground finch | Galápagos Islands |
![]() | Geospiza septentrionalis | Vampire ground finch | Galápagos Islands |
Geospiza acutirostris | Genovesa ground finch | Galápagos Islands | |
![]() | Geospiza fortis | Medium ground finch | Galápagos Islands |
![]() | Geospiza fuliginosa | Small ground finch | Galápagos Islands |
![]() | Geospiza magnirostris | Large ground finch | Galápagos Islands |
![]() | Geospiza scandens | Common cactus finch | Galápagos Islands |
Geospiza propinqua | Genovesa cactus finch | Galápagos Islands | |
recently hybrid species which is still Unknown if it survives
- Daphne Major finch (Geospiza ?)
References
- ↑ "ITIS Report: Geospiza". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ↑ Lamichhaney, Sangeet; Han, Fan; Webster, Matthew T.; Andersson, Leif; Grant, B. Rosemary; Grant, Peter R. (2017-11-23). "Rapid hybrid speciation in Darwin's finches". Science: eaao4593. doi:10.1126/science.aao4593. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 29170277.
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