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


Large Cactus-finch Photo
 
 
Location: Punta Suarez, Española Island, Galápagos
GPS: -1.4W, -89.7N MAP
Date: May 18, 2008
Large Cactus-finch Image
 
 
Location: Punta Suarez, Española Island, Galápagos
GPS: -1.4W, -89.7N MAP
Date: May 18, 2008



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.


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