The study of finches led to the development of one of the most important scientific theories of all time. In December 1831 a naturalist called Charles Darwin...
Finch is a type of songbird. Based on the molecular analyses, all finches are divided in 4 subfamilies that contain more than 40 genera. Finches can be found all over the world except in the Australia. What is the basic diet? Finches are herbivores (plant eaters). Their diet is based on various types of seed. Some species of finches eat buds and fruit. What is the average life span? Finches can survive up to 20 years, but most birds live from 4 to 7 years in the wild. Describe the finches habitat. Finches build basket-shaped nest in the trees, bushes or in the crevices of rocks. Give a general description of what a finch looks like. All of Darwin’s Finches are sparrow sized and similar in appearance with grey, brown, black or olive feathers. Although Darwin’s Finches are divided into these groups, they are very much alike in colorization, size and habitat. The only difference between them is the size and shape of their beaks.
Galapagos Finches/Darwin’s Finches There are 14 different species of Darwin’s Finches with 13 of the species resident on the Galapagos islands. Darwin’s Finches are very fearless and very noisy. What are the 14 species of Darwin's finches? Large Cactus-finch, Sharp-beaked Ground-finch, Medium Ground-finch, Small Ground-finch, Large Ground-finch, Common Cactus-finch, Vegetarian Finch, Large Tree-finch, Medium Tree-finch, Small Tree-finch, Woodpecker Finch, Mangrove Finch, Warbler Finch, Cocos Island Finch. What is the basic diet? Darwin’s Finches vary by what they eat, some eat seeds and others eat insects. The Ground Finches eat ticks which they remove with their crushing beaks from Tortoises, Land Iguanas and Marine Iguanas and they kick eggs into rocks to feed upon their contents. On one Galapagos Island the Vampire Finch, a sub species of the Sharp Beaked Ground Finch, jumps on the backs of other birds such as Masked Boobies and Red-footed Boobies and peck away at their flesh to feed on their blood. The booby birds do not resist against this eating behavior. It is thought that this behavior evolved from the pecking behavior that the finch used to clean parasites from the plumage of the booby birds. The Vampire Finch is an endangered species. What is the scientific name for finches? Fringillidae
This link provides vibrant pictures of species of finches with Information on many of the commonly kept finch species including: physical descriptions, pictures, compatibility, information on breeding, disposition, singing ability, breeding season, natural habitat...
