Galápagos finches

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Darwin’s finches bird clade passerine birds

Galápagos finches are a group of closely related bird species from the Galápagos Islands whose diverse beak shapes famously helped Charles Darwin develop his theory of evolution by natural selection.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Darwin’s finches	15
Geospiza	5
Darwin's finches	3
Galápagos finches canonical	3
Darwin’s finch	1
Darwin’s finches radiation	1
Geospiza fortis	1
Geospizinae (Darwin’s finches clade)	1
mangrove finch	1
small ground finch	1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Darwin’s finches ⓘ bird clade ⓘ passerine birds ⓘ
beakShapeAdaptedTo	cactus feeding ⓘ different food sources ⓘ insect foraging ⓘ seed size ⓘ
characterizedBy	adaptive radiation ⓘ diverse beak shapes ⓘ island endemism ⓘ
class	Aves ⓘ
commonName	Galápagos finches self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Darwin’s finches
conservationStatus	several species threatened ⓘ
country	Ecuador ⓘ
diet	cactus pulp ⓘ insects ⓘ nectar ⓘ seeds ⓘ
ecologicalRole	insectivores ⓘ pollinators ⓘ seed predators ⓘ
exampleOf	microevolutionary change ⓘ speciation in island systems ⓘ
family	Thraupidae ⓘ
foundIn	Cocos Island ⓘ Galápagos Islands ⓘ
genusIncludes	Camarhynchus ⓘ Certhidea ⓘ Galápagos finches self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Geospiza Pinaroloxias ⓘ Platyspiza ⓘ
influencedWork	On the Origin of Species ⓘ
keyConceptIn	adaptive radiation theory ⓘ evolution by natural selection ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
namedAfter	Charles Darwin ⓘ
notableSpecies	cactus finch ⓘ large ground finch ⓘ Galápagos finches self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: mangrove finch medium ground finch ⓘ Galápagos finches self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: small ground finch warbler finch ⓘ woodpecker finch ⓘ
numberOfRecognizedSpecies	about 15 ⓘ
observedDuring	The Voyage of the Beagle ⓘ surface form: Voyage of the Beagle
order	Passeriformes ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
previouslyClassifiedIn	Fringillidae ⓘ
studiedBy	Charles Darwin ⓘ
taxonRank	group of species ⓘ
threatenedBy	climate change ⓘ habitat alteration ⓘ introduced parasites ⓘ introduced predators ⓘ
usedAsModelIn	ecological genetics ⓘ evolutionary biology research ⓘ population genetics ⓘ

Referenced by (32)

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

The Voyage of the Beagle → containsObservationOf → Galápagos finches ⓘ

Galápagos finches → commonName → Galápagos finches self-linksurface differs ⓘ

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Galápagos finches → genusIncludes → Galápagos finches self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geospiza

Galápagos finches → notableSpecies → Galápagos finches self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: small ground finch

Galápagos finches → notableSpecies → Galápagos finches self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: mangrove finch

Galápagos Islands → knownFor → Galápagos finches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Darwin’s finches

Pinaroloxias → parentTaxon → Galápagos finches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Darwin’s finches

Pinaroloxias → associatedWith → Galápagos finches ⓘ

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Pinaroloxias → relatedTo → Galápagos finches ⓘ

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Certhidea → family → Galápagos finches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Darwin’s finches

Platyspiza → memberOf → Galápagos finches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Darwin's finches

Platyspiza → evolutionaryGroup → Galápagos finches ⓘ

Platyspiza → relatedTo → Galápagos finches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geospiza

Thraupidae → includes → Galápagos finches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Darwin’s finches

Thraupidae → includes → Galápagos finches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geospiza

Camarhynchus → belongsToClade → Galápagos finches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Darwin’s finches

Camarhynchus → relatedTo → Galápagos finches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geospiza

Galápagos National Park → protectsSpecies → Galápagos finches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Darwin’s finches

Peter R. Grant → studied → Galápagos finches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Darwin’s finches

Peter R. Grant → studied → Galápagos finches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geospiza fortis

Rosemary Grant → studied → Galápagos finches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Darwin’s finches

Isabela Island → hasWildlife → Galápagos finches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Darwin’s finches

Santa Cruz Island → hasFauna → Galápagos finches ⓘ

Coerebinae → includesTaxon → Galápagos finches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Darwin’s finches

Coerebinae → includesTaxon → Galápagos finches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geospizinae (Darwin’s finches clade)

small tree finch → belongsToGroup → Galápagos finches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Darwin’s finches

medium tree finch → belongsToGroup → Galápagos finches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Darwin's finches

Rabida Island → hasWildlife → Galápagos finches ⓘ

subject surface form: Rábida Island

this entity surface form: Darwin’s finch

Charles tree finch → belongsToClade → Galápagos finches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Darwin's finches

Genovesa Island → knownFor → Galápagos finches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Darwin’s finches

Pinzón Island → hasFauna → Galápagos finches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Darwin’s finches

woodpecker finch → partOfGroup → Galápagos finches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Darwin’s finches