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Geospiza magnirostris
The Large Ground Finch is a species of bird. One of Darwin's finches, it is now placed in the family Thraupidae and was formerly in the Emberizidae. It is endemic to the Galapagos Islands, and is found in the arid zone of most of the archipelago, though it is absent from the southeastern islands (Floreana, Española, San Cristóbal and Santa Fé). It is the largest species of Darwin's finch both in total size and size of beak.
Genovesa island, Galapagos
Spotted on Nov 24, 2012
Submitted on Dec 17, 2012
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Haha, great minds think alike Ava! I have just posted a Darwin's finch themed Fun Fact for today! https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/pho...
It's Charles Darwin's birthday! Here's a wonderful spotting series of one of the finches he observed that led to his theory of evolution by means of natural selection.
And here's his website. http://darwin-online.org.uk/