Platyspiza

E39967

bird genus taxon

Platyspiza is a genus of Galápagos finches best known for the vegetarian finch, a species adapted to a primarily plant-based diet with a robust beak for feeding on seeds and buds.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Platyspiza crassirostris	3
Cactospiza	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bird genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
adaptation	robust beak for feeding on tough plant material ⓘ
adaptiveRadiationContext	example of niche specialization in Darwin's finches ⓘ
beakFunction	crushing seeds ⓘ nipping buds ⓘ
beakType	robust ⓘ
class	Aves ⓘ
clutchSize	small to moderate number of eggs ⓘ
commonName	vegetarian finch genus ⓘ
conservationStatus	not globally extinct as a genus ⓘ
containsTaxon	Platyspiza self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Platyspiza crassirostris
developmentalStage	altricial chicks ⓘ
diet	primarily plant-based ⓘ
ecologicalRole	herbivore ⓘ seed predator ⓘ
endemicTo	Galápagos Islands ⓘ
evolutionaryGroup	Galápagos finches ⓘ
family	Thraupidae ⓘ
foundInCountry	Ecuador ⓘ
geographicDistribution	several islands of the Galápagos archipelago ⓘ
habitat	arid zones of Galápagos Islands ⓘ shrubland ⓘ woodland ⓘ
hasLivingMembers	true ⓘ
hasRepresentativeSpecies	Platyspiza self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Platyspiza crassirostris
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
languageOfScientificName	Latinized Greek ⓘ
locatedInBiogeographicRealm	Neotropical realm ⓘ
memberOf	Galápagos finches ⓘ surface form: Darwin's finches
namedAfter	Greek words for "broad finch" (platus + spiza) ⓘ
nestType	cup-shaped nest ⓘ
notableFor	specialization on vegetarian diet among Darwin's finches ⓘ
order	Passeriformes ⓘ
parentalCare	biparental care ⓘ
partOf	Galápagos terrestrial bird community ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo	Camarhynchus ⓘ Certhidea ⓘ Galápagos finches ⓘ surface form: Geospiza
reproductionType	sexual reproduction ⓘ
reproductiveMode	oviparous ⓘ
subfamily	Thraupidae ⓘ surface form: Geospizinae
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
typicalFood	buds ⓘ leaves ⓘ seeds ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Platyspiza → containsTaxon → Platyspiza self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Platyspiza crassirostris

Galápagos finches → genusIncludes → Platyspiza ⓘ

Platyspiza → hasRepresentativeSpecies → Platyspiza self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Platyspiza crassirostris

Thraupidae → includes → Platyspiza ⓘ

this entity surface form: Platyspiza crassirostris

Camarhynchus → relatedTo → Platyspiza ⓘ

Pinaroloxias → relatedTo → Platyspiza ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cactospiza