Darwin's finches (also known as the Galápagos finches) are a group of about 18 species of passerine birds. They are well known for their remarkable diversity...

position of emeritus professor. They are known for their work with Darwin's finches on Daphne Major, one of the Galápagos Islands. Since 1973, the Grants...

Galapagos but on the island of Cocos south of Costa Rica). Darwin's finches are not actually finches in the true sense, but are members of the tanager family...

The large ground finch (Geospiza magnirostris) is a species of bird in the genus Geospiza. One of Darwin's finches, it is now placed in the tanager family...

(Passerellidae); and the Darwin's finches of the Galapagos islands, now considered members of the tanager family (Thraupidae). Finches and canaries were used...

different islands. Darwin observed that the finches had different beaks specialized for that species of finches' diet. Some finches had short beaks for...

Islands. Its primary natural habitat is tropical shrubland. One of Darwin's finches, the species was the first which scientists have observed evolving...

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...

Islands. Together with related genera, they are collectively known as Darwin's finches. The two species were formerly considered to be conspecific; however...

contributions to ornithology, ecology, and ethology. His 1947 book, Darwin's Finches, on the finches of the Galapagos Islands was a landmark work as were his other...

credited with the popular finches, and that it was Lack who paraded the finches and claimed that they were instrumental in Darwin's theories.[page needed]...

The Cocos finch (Pinaroloxias inornata) or Cocos Island finch, is the only one of the Darwin's finches not native to the Galápagos Islands, and the only...

The Española cactus finch (Geospiza conirostris), is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is one of Darwin's finches, and is endemic to...

tuff is formed. Darwin noticed the mockingbirds differed between islands, though he thought the birds now known as Darwin's finches were unrelated to...

important students, Peter and Rosemary Grant. " The finches of the title are the Galapagos or 'Darwin's Finches,' passerine songbirds in the Galapagos Islands...

Santa Fé islands. Darwin's tree finches build display domed nests and use these to attract mates and for nesting. Male small tree finches will sing close...

The green warbler-finch (Certhidea olivacea) is a species of bird, one of Darwin's finches in the tanager family Thraupidae. Sometimes classified in the...

"Darwin's finches" played a role in the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. Gould's work is referenced in Charles Darwin's...

and marine iguanas and Galápagos tortoises. The small ground finch is one of Darwin's finches, a group of closely related birds which evolved on the Galápagos...

is the only member of the genus Platyspiza. The vegetarian finch is one of Darwin's finches, a group of closely related birds that evolved on the Galápagos...

(spíza), a catch-all term for finch-like birds. The member of the genus form part of a group collectively known as Darwin's finches. Although traditionally...

Daphne Major finches are the main source of the understanding of animal evolution in the Galápagos. An intensive study of Darwin's finches was conducted...

There was a clear separation between vampire ground finches and other finches. Vampire ground finch birds have intestinal microbial communities rich in...

Darwin's finches are members of the subfamily Coerebinae within the tanager family Thraupidae. The genus contains five species. The vegetarian finch (Platyspiza...

The grey warbler-finch (Certhidea fusca) is a species of bird, one of Darwin's finches in the tanager family Thraupidae. Sometimes classified in the family...

finches that harvest nectar are smaller than members of the same species that do not. In a coexistence study of four Finches such as the ground Finch...

organism (this can be referred to as an organism's fitness). For example, Darwin's Finches on Galapagos island developed different shaped beaks in order to survive...

have a relatively long bill compared to other species of Darwin's finches. Woodpecker finches are native to the Galapagos Islands. They are commonly found...

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The Genovesa cactus finch (Geospiza propinqua) is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is one of Darwin's finches, and is endemic to...