Medium Ground Finch
Geospiza fortisGould, J, 1837
English (US) Medium Ground Finch
The Medium Ground Finch (Geospiza fortis) 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: arid scrub of main Galapagos IslandsRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Geospiza fortis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Medium Ground Finch
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1837
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1837
- Type locality
- Galapagos Islands.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.5, no.49 p.5
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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