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Ground finch (male)

Geospiza fortis or fuliginosa

Description:

Small or medium ground finch

Habitat:

Highlands of Isabela

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2 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks again Peter. Yes, they are certainly tricky!

Same here, Karen. I don't think this is Camarhynchus psittacula. Looks like a male Geospiza fortis (or maybe fuliginosa?) to me. - These guys are difficult! Darwin did not right away understand that they are different from Island to Island (he realized inter-island differences in Mockingbirds and Tortoises, though), - and they sometimes don't tell each other apart either: they sometimes interbreed!

KarenL
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KarenL

Ecuador

Spotted on Nov 28, 2012
Submitted on Dec 23, 2012

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