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[[Image:Finch1.jpg|thumb|left|A Galapagos finch]]A '''finch''' is a [[passerine]] [[bird]] that eats [[seed]]s. There are many species of finch, mostly found in the northern hemisphere, such as the [[goldfinch]] and the [[grosbeak]].
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[[Image:Finch1.jpg|thumb|left|A Galapagos finch]]A '''finch''' is a [[passerine]] [[bird]] that eats [[seed]]s. There are many species of finch, mostly found in the northern [[hemisphere]], such as the [[goldfinch]] and the [[grosbeak]].
    
The name "finch" is also applied to several other unrelated groups of birds, including the [[Darwin's finch]]es of the [[Galápagos Islands]]. [[Charles Darwin]] studied differences in the [[beak]] size and shape of several of these birds, and this helped him develop the [[Theory of Evolution]].  
 
The name "finch" is also applied to several other unrelated groups of birds, including the [[Darwin's finch]]es of the [[Galápagos Islands]]. [[Charles Darwin]] studied differences in the [[beak]] size and shape of several of these birds, and this helped him develop the [[Theory of Evolution]].  
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