Large tree finch

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Large tree finch
Illustration by John Gould, 1839
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Camarhynchus
Species:
C. psittacula
Binomial name
Camarhynchus psittacula
Gould, 1837
Synonyms

Geospiza psittacula

The large tree finch (Camarhynchus psittacula) is a species of bird in the Darwin's finch group of the tanager family Thraupidae. It is endemic to the Galapagos Islands.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References[edit]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2015). "Geospiza psittacula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.