darwin galapagos islands finches

Darwin found thirteen types of finches and an incredible number of sub-species as the result of different food sources available on each of the Galapagos Islands for example; on Islands with many trees, the finches have...


finch of Galapagos Islands


Medium ground finch, female


Galapagos Island group.


Finches from the Galapagos


Charles Darwin Miniature sheet


Adaptive Radiation in Darwin's

On a trip to the Galapagos Darwin noted that finches living in the Galapagos Islands changed anatomically to secure food in new environments. Darwin noted 13 variations of Galapagos finches and concluded they had...
Evolution, Natural Selection, Learning and Genes

The Vampire Finch (Geospiza difficilis septentrionalis) is a small bird native to the Galápagos Islands. It is a very distinct subspecies of the Sharp-beaked Ground Finch (Geospiza difficilis) endemic to Wolf and Darwin Islands.
darwin galapagos islands finches