Buntings and New World Sparrows (Emberizidae)
Small Ground-finch (Geospiza fuliginosa) - HBW 16, p. 682
French: Géospize fuligineux
German: Kleingrundfink
Spanish: Pinzón de Darwin Fuliginoso
Taxonomy: Geospiza fuliginosa Gould, 1837, Galapagos Islands.
Recent molecular-genetic research suggests that the Galapagos group consisting of present genus and Certhidea, Platyspiza and Camarhynchus, known collectively as “Darwin’s finches”, is allied to the tanagers (Thraupidae), being closest to Coereba, Tiaris and several Caribbean genera. Present species hybridizes rarely with G. fortis. Monotypic.
Distribution: Galapagos Is: islands of Pinta (formerly Abington I), Marchena (Bindloe), Fernandina (Narborough), Isabela (formerly Albemarle), Santiago (James), Rábida (Jervis), Pinzón (Duncan), Baltra (Seymour), Santa Cruz (Indefatigable), Santa Fe (Barrington), Floreana (Charles) and satellites, San Cristóbal I (Chatham) and Española (Hood).
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A female foraging. Locality Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands (Monotypic species)
Alex García · Videoaves 10 July 2011 5 weeks ago 36 sec 4.7 -
A female feeding in a rock Locality Genovesa, Galapagos Islands (Monotypic species)
Peter van Dam 2 June 2005 4 years ago 47 sec 4.7 -
A male in non-breeding plumage foraging on the ground and then flying away Locality Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands (Monotypic species)
Anna Motis 22 August 2005 4 years ago 30 sec 4.5 -
A female foraging on the ground Locality Plaza Sur, Galapagos Islands (Monotypic species)
Anna Motis 20 August 2005 4 years ago 36 sec 4.5 -
A female foraging and feeding on seeds Locality Plaza Sur, Galapagos Islands (Monotypic species)
Anna Motis 20 August 2005 4 years ago 27 sec 4.5 -
A female on the ground, feeding on fruits of plants Locality San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands (Monotypic species)
Anna Motis 18 August 2005 4 years ago 33 sec 4.5
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A male on a wire.
Locality Isabela, Galapagos Islands
Sergey Pisarevsky 14 March 2012 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.5 -
A female on a branch of Muyuyo
Locality Galapagos Islands
raniero massoli-novelli 1 May 2005 1 year ago 3.4 -
A female on a branch.
Locality Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands (Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 20 November 2008 2 years ago 3
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Song. Locality Floreana, Galapagos Islands
Scott Olmstead 28 July 2008 2 years ago 4
