Birds of Ecuador

    PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae (Tanagers & Allies)  
Genus: Geospiza (9 species, 9 worldwide)


Genovesa Ground Finch
Genovesa Ground Finch (Geospiza acutirostris) Male Vulnerable ENDEMIC
Genovesa, Galapagos, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info

One of Darwin's finches, recently split from the Sharp-beaked Ground Finch, and found only on Genovesa Island. Note male's sharp black bill.

Espanola Cactus Finch
Espanola Cactus Finch (Geospiza conirostris) Male Vulnerable ENDEMIC
Punta Suarez, EspaƱola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

Espanola Cactus Finch
Espanola Cactus Finch (Geospiza conirostris) Female Vulnerable ENDEMIC
Espanola, Galapagos, Ecuador
  Male and female both dark with some streaking.
   
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info

One of Darwin's finches, and is found on EspaƱola, Genovesa, Darwin and Wolf Islands.

Sharp-beaked Ground Finch
Sharp-beaked Ground Finch (Geospiza difficilis) ENDEMIC
Genovesa, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Charles Davies     Copyright and usage info


Medium Ground Finch
Medium Ground Finch (Geospiza fortis) ENDEMIC
Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Mark Putney     Copyright and usage info

Medium Ground Finch
Medium Ground Finch (Geospiza fortis) Female ENDEMIC
South Plaza Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by David Cook     Copyright and usage info

One of Darwin's finches. Note medium-sized bill with curved culmen. Male's bill is black during breeding season, and orange otherwise.

Small Ground Finch
Small Ground Finch (Geospiza fuliginosa) Male ENDEMIC
Punta Moreno, Isabela Island, Galapagos, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

Small Ground Finch
Small Ground Finch (Geospiza fuliginosa) Female ENDEMIC
Santa Fe, Galapagos, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info

One of Darwin's finches. It is common and found on most islands. It has the smallest bill, which is smaller and less curved than the Medium Ground Finch. Male's bill is black during breeding season, and orange otherwise.

Large Ground Finch
Large Ground Finch (Geospiza magnirostris magnirostris) Male ENDEMIC
Genovesa, Galapagos, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info

Large Ground Finch
Large Ground Finch (Geospiza magnirostris magnirostris) Female ENDEMIC
Genovesa, Galapagos, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info

One of Darwin's finches. Note giant oversized bill. Male's bill is black during breeding season, and orange otherwise.

Genovesa Cactus Finch
Genovesa Cactus Finch (Geospiza propinqua) Male Vulnerable ENDEMIC
Genovesa, Galapagos, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info

Genovesa Cactus Finch
Genovesa Cactus Finch (Geospiza propinqua) Immature Vulnerable ENDEMIC
Genovesa, Ga, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info

One of Darwin's finches, found only on Genovesa Island.

Common Cactus Finch
Common Cactus Finch (Geospiza scandens intermedia) Male ENDEMIC
Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, Galapagos  
   
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info

Common Cactus Finch
Common Cactus Finch (Geospiza scandens intermedia) Male ENDEMIC
Puerto Villamil, Galapagos, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info

Common Cactus Finch
Common Cactus Finch (Geospiza scandens intermedia) Female ENDEMIC
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Mark Putney     Copyright and usage info


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Vampire Ground Finch (Geospiza septentrionalis) Vulnerable ENDEMIC
   


One of Darwin's finches, recently split from the Sharp-beaked Ground Finch, and found only on Wolf and Darwin Islands. The Vampire Ground Finch occasionally feeds by pricking the skin and drinking the blood of other birds, mainly the Nazca and Blue-footed Boobies (Wikipedia).


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