Mangrove Finch
Camarhynchus heliobates(Snodgrass, RE; Heller, E, 1901)
English (US) Mangrove Finch
The Mangrove Finch (Camarhynchus heliobates) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: mangroves on northwest coast of Isabela (Galapagos); restricted to very small area, formerly also on eastern coast of Isabela, and on FernandinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Camarhynchus heliobates
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Mangrove Finch
- Described by
- (Snodgrass, RE; Heller, E, 1901)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Geospiza heliobates
- Described by
- (Snodgrass, RE; Heller, E, 1901)
- Type locality
- Tagus Cove, Albemarle, Galapagos Islands.
- Original description
- The Condor 3, no.4 p.96
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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