Common Cactus-finch (Geospiza scandens)

Other Names (World)
Common Cactus-Finch, Cactus-finch, Small Cactus-finch, Cactus Ground-finch, Common Cactus Finch

Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gould, 1837)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland and forest.

Range (Guide)

Ecuador.

Gal�pagos Islands of Ecuador.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Common Cactus Finch (Geospiza scandens) [XC22426]
by Eric DeFonso from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Floreana, Galapagos, Ecuador (call)

Common Cactus Finch (Geospiza scandens) [XC889899]
by Scott Olmstead from Souther Plaza, Galapagos, Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
Santiago (formerly James Island), 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 Medium Ground-finch (Geospiza fortis). Birds on R�bida I (Jervis), currently included in nominate subspecies, are larger-billed than those on Santiago and perhaps better placed in intermedia.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

abingdoni (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1870) - Pinta (Abington), in northern Galapagos Is.
rothschildi Heller & Snodgrass, 1901 - Marchena (Bindloe), in northern Galapagos Is.
intermedia Ridgway, 1894 - Isabela I (Albemarle), Pinz�n (Duncan), Baltra (Seymour), Santa Cruz (Indefatigable), Santa Fe (Barrington) and Floreana (Charles), in west, central and southern Galapagos Is.
scandens (Gould, 1837) - Santiago and R�bida (Jervis), in central Galapagos Is.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Common Cactus-finch (Geospiza scandens) - 10 files

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