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Small ground finch
female, Fernandino 976.
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Thraupidae
Genus:
Geospiza
Species:
G. fuliginosa
Binomial name
Geospiza fuliginosa
Gould, 1837
The small ground finch (Geospiza fuliginosa) is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. Endemic to the Galápagos Islands, it is common and widespread in shrubland, woodland, and other habitats on most islands in the archipelago. It commonly feeds on small seeds and parasites from the skins of Galápagos land and marine iguanas and Galápagos tortoises.
^BirdLife International (2016). "Geospiza fuliginosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22723739A94831069. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22723739A94831069.en. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
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