Vegetarian Finch
Platyspiza crassirostris(Gould, J, 1837)
English (US) Vegetarian Finch
The Vegetarian Finch (Platyspiza crassirostris) 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: main islands of Galapagos (except for more arid islands)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Platyspiza crassirostris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Vegetarian Finch
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Camarhynchus crassirostris
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1837)
- Type locality
- Galapagos Islands.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.5, no.49 p.6
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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