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Large Ground-finch Picture
 
 
Location: Indefatigable Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.7W, -90.3N MAP
Date: May 19, 2008
ID: 7C2V1558
Large Ground-finch Image
 
 
Location: Indefatigable Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.7W, -90.3N MAP
Date: May 19, 2008
ID: 7C2V1557



SPECIES INFO

The Large Ground-finch (Geospiza magnirostris) is a species of bird. One of Darwin's finches, it is now placed in the family Thraupidae and was formerly in the Emberizidae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.the large ground finch cracks any hard shell.


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