Medium Ground-Finch Photo by Ann Doty

Medium Ground-Finch

Geospiza fortis

Adult

©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
Medium Ground-Finch is the middle sized species of the three widespread ground-finches on the Galapagos Islands, it is one of the most versatile. Also it is quite variable, even within islands. The Medium Ground-Finch has been studied closely with respect to how bill size adjusts depending on ecological situations on the Galapagos.