Sharp-beaked Ground Finch

Geospiza difficilis

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernEndemicOmnivoreShrublandDomed nestTiny · 12 g

When to see the Sharp-beaked Ground Finch

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Sharp-beaked Ground Finch

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Sharp-beaked Ground Finch

The sharp-beaked ground finch is a species of bird in the Darwin's finch group of the tanager family Thraupidae, and it is native to the Galápagos Islands. It has a mass of around 20 grams (0.71 oz) and the males have black plumage, while females have streaked grey plumage. This finch was described by Richard Bowdler Sharpe in 1888.

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