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Isla Santa Cruz
Galapagos
Off The Coast Of Ecuador
South America

The Large Ground Finch (Geospiza magnirostris) is one of Darwin's finches, it is now placed in the family Thraupidae and was formerly in the Emberizidae. It is only found on 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 finches both in total size and size of beak. It has a large, short beak for cracking nuts to get food

Darwin's finches (also known as the Galápagos finches) are a group of about fifteen species of passerine birds. They often are classified as the subfamily Geospizinae or tribe Geospizini. It is still not clear which bird family they belong to, but they are not related to the true finches.

They were first collected by Charles Darwin on the Galápagos Islands during the second voyage of the Beagle. All are found only on the Galápagos Islands, except the Cocos Finch from Cocos Island. – Wikipedia

Going to the Galápagos Islands last autumn, was fulfilling a childhood dream. It was incredibly fast paced with various modes of transportation. Most locations you were in and out to protect the wildlife and environment. We didn’t mind as we fully understood the reasoning. However, this made it feel like manic panic when trying to get photos with such limited time. A lot of the landings also occurred during harsh lighting conditions. However, we muscled on and made the most of it. One such location that we had a bit of time, was Playa Darwin on the island of Genovesa. Here I got a shot of a Large Ground-Finch that I was quite pleased with.

Santa Cruz Island
Galapagos
Ecuador
South America

The Large Ground Finch (Geospiza magnirostris) is one of Darwin's finches, it is now placed in the family Thraupidae and was formerly in the Emberizidae. It is only found on 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. It has a large, short beak for cracking nuts to get food.

Darwin's finches (also known as the Galápagos finches) are a group of about fifteen species of passerine birds. They often are classified as the subfamily Geospizinae or tribe Geospizini.

It is still not clear which bird family they belong to, but they are not related to the true finches. They were first collected by Charles Darwin on the Galápagos Islands during the second voyage of the Beagle. All are found only on the Galápagos Islands, except the Cocos Finch from Cocos Island.

The term Darwin's Finches was first applied by Percy Lowe in 1936 and popularised in 1947 by David Lack in his book Darwin's Finches. The birds vary in size from 10 to 20 cm and weigh between 8 and 38 grams. The smallest are the warbler-finches and the largest is the Vegetarian Finch.

The most important differences between species are in the size and shape of their beaks, and the beaks are highly adapted to different food sources. The birds are all dull-coloured. – Wikipedia

Genovesa- Darwin Bay

Genovesa- Darwin Bay

Genovesa- Prince Philip’s Steps

Genovesa- Prince Philip’s Steps

Genovesa- Prince Philip’s Steps

Genovesa- Prince Philip’s Steps

Genovesa- Prince Philip’s Steps

An adult female Large Ground Finch from Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos. As with many of the finch species in Galapagos, females of this species have brown plumage dorsally marked with streaks and a light ventral side with a heavily marked upper chest, whereas males become uniformly black with age.