Pinaroloxias

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Pinaroloxias is a monotypic bird genus of Darwin’s finches, best known for the warbler finch endemic to the Galápagos Islands.

Aliases (1)

Statements (38)
Predicate Object
instanceOf bird genus
taxon
associatedWith Darwin’s finches radiation
belongsToClade Passeri
Passerides
Tanagridae sensu lato
biogeographicRealm Neotropical realm
class Aves
commonName warbler finch genus
diet insectivorous
distributionRegion Pacific Ocean
endemicStatus endemic genus to Galápagos Islands
endemicTo Galápagos Islands
family Thraupidae
foundInCountry Ecuador
habitat arid zones of Galápagos Islands
humid highland zones of Galápagos Islands
hasConservationRelevance true
hasMember Pinaroloxias inornata
hasOnlySpecies Pinaroloxias inornata
isMonotypic true
kingdom Animalia
namedAfter Pinaros (Greek for fat or plump) (etymological root)
notableFor being the only species-rich representative of its genus
warbler-like foraging behavior
order Passeriformes
parentTaxon Darwin’s finches
Thraupidae
phylum Chordata
relatedTo Cactospiza
Camarhynchus
Certhidea
Geospiza
Platyspiza
studiedInContextOf adaptive radiation
evolutionary biology
island biogeography
taxonRank genus

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Galápagos finches
genusIncludes
Pinaroloxias ("Pinaroloxias inornata")
hasMember
Pinaroloxias ("Pinaroloxias inornata")
hasOnlySpecies
Thraupidae ("Pinaroloxias inornata")
includes
Camarhynchus
relatedTo

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