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Geospiza fuliginosa
One of Darwin's finches, a group of closely related birds which evolved on the Galápagos Islands. Hopping about one of the wooden platforms where visitors can view the giant galapagos tortoises.
Feeds off the ectoparasites of the tortoises and iguanas, plus they live mainly on seeds, fruits ad other plant material.
Spotted on Oct 26, 2013
Submitted on Nov 8, 2013
3 Comments
Great shot
CDF- Thanks for the compliments, ID confirmation, and all of the great info!
Great shots! Thanks! I'm fairly certain your ID is correct. Look at http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/645... and other spottings on this mission for comparison. Of course the ticks these guys pluck off tortoises and iguanas are much sought after, but they are not a major food source; they live mainly on seeds, fruits ad other plant material.