Galapagos Medium Tree Finch Facts

Name: Medium Tree Finch
Family: Thraupidae
Scientific Name: Camarhynchus pauper
Length: 13 cm
Weight: 16 g

Category: Darwin Finches
Number of Species: 13
Endemic Species: 13

Darwin Finches, or Galapagos Finches, are small land birds with generally dull black, brown or olive, often streaky, plumage; short tails; and short, rounded wings. Their bills vary greatly in size and shape (a fact which was instrumental in inspiring Charles Darwin's thinking in relation to the theory of evolution - and hence the name given to this fascinating group of species).

Identification:
Similar in size to Large Tree Finch but bill is smaller and less parrot-like. The tips & mandibles do not cross. ADULT MALE: Head, neck, breast and mantle black when fully mature, the remainder of the upper parts being olive-grey with some dark streaking. Underparts pale, often with a yellow tinge. FEMALE / IMMATURE: Upper parts olive-grown with faint streaking. Underparts paler and virtually unstreaked.