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Darwin's finches
Medium ground finch, Geospiza fortis
Scientific classification
Kingdom Information
Domain	Eukaryota
Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Branch	Deuterostomia
Phylum Information
Phylum	Chordata
Sub-phylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Class Information
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Aves
Sub-class	Neornithes
Infra-class	Neoaves
Order Information
Superorder	Passerimorphae
Order	Passeriformes
Sub-order	Passeri
Family Information
Superfamily	Passeroidea
Family	Thraupidae
Genus Information
Genera	Geospiza Camarhynchus Certhidea Pinaroloxias
Population statistics

Darwin's finches is the collective name for fourteen species of small passerine birds inhabiting the Galapagos archipelago and Cocos Island in the Pacific Ocean.

Species

• Genus Geospiza

Common Cactus Finch (Geospiza scandens)

Large Cactus Finch (Geospiza conirostris)

Large Ground Finch (Geospiza magnirostris)

Medium Ground Finch (Geospiza fortis)

Sharp-beaked Ground Finch (Geospiza difficilis)

Small Ground Finch (Geospiza fuliginosa)

• Genus Camarhynchus

Large Tree Finch (Camarhynchus psittacula)

Mangrove Finch (Camarhynchus heliobates)

Medium Tree Finch (Camarhynchus pauper)

Small Tree Finch (Camarhynchus parvulus)

Vegetarian Finch (Camarhynchus crassirostris)

Woodpecker Finch (Camarhynchus pallidus)

• Genus Certhidea

Warbler Finch (Certhidea olivacea)

• Genus Pinaroloxias

Cocos Island Finch (Pinaroloxias inornata)