Woodpecker Finch

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When to see the Woodpecker Finch

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is June, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Woodpecker Finch

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

About the Woodpecker Finch

The woodpecker finch is a monomorphic species of bird in the Darwin's finch group of the tanager family Thraupidae, endemic to the Galapagos Islands. The diet of a woodpecker finch revolves mostly around invertebrates, but also encompasses a variety of seeds. Woodpecker finches, like many other species of birds, form breeding pairs and care for young until they have fledged. The most distinctive characteristic of woodpecker finches is their ability to use tools for foraging. This behaviour indicates that they have highly specialized cognitive abilities. Woodpecker finches have also shown the ability to learn new behaviours regarding tool use via social learning.

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Easily confused with

Large Tree FinchCamarhynchus psittaculaThe large tree finch is a species of bird in the Darwin's finch group of the tanager family Thraupidae. Medium Tree FinchCamarhynchus pauperThe medium tree finch is a species of Darwin's finch. Mangrove FinchCamarhynchus heliobatesThe mangrove finch is a species of bird in the Darwin's finch group of the tanager family Thraupidae.