Large Cactus-Finch Pictures and Photos - Photography - Bird | Wildlife

Christopher Taylor Bird Nature Wildlife Mammal Photography

GALLERIES > BIRDS > PASSERIFORMES > EMBERIZIDAE > LARGE CACTUS-FINCH [Geospiza conirostris]

Location: Punta Suarez, Española Island, Galápagos
GPS: -1.4W, -89.7N MAP
Date: May 18, 2008
ID: 7C2V1283

Location: Punta Suarez, Española Island, Galápagos
GPS: -1.4W, -89.7N MAP
Date: May 18, 2008
ID: 1357

Location: Punta Suarez, Española Island, Galápagos
GPS: -1.4W, -89.7N MAP
Date: May 18, 2008
ID: 1351

Location: Punta Suarez, Española Island, Galápagos
GPS: -1.4W, -89.7N MAP
Date: May 18, 2008
ID: 1354

SPECIES INFO

The Large Cactus-finch (Geospiza conirostris) is a species of bird often placed in the Emberizidae family. It is one of Darwin's finches, and is endemic to the Galápagos islands (Ecuador), breeding only on Española Island, Genovesa, Darwin Island, and Wolf Island. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Its main food source is the cactus Opuntia.