BirdsEyeGreen Warbler-Finch Photo by Ann Doty
- Location
- Ecuador > Galápagos
- Date
- Jun 27, 2019
- Caption
- #photocontest2019
Santa Cruz Los Gemelos sinkholes
Galapagos Ecuador
with VENT tour guide Michael O'Brien
The Warbler Finch is the smallest of the Darwin’s Finches, and indeed the one with the thinnest bill. They come in two forms, and these two forms are genetically quite different and are suggested to be two separate species by some taxonomic bodies. One group is restricted to forest in the larger islands and is greener in body coloration; the other group is found in shrubby, dry thickets in small islands, and is greyer and duller looking. Some males of the greener forest subspecies also show a distinctive peachy wash to the face.
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