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Medium Ground-Finch

Geospiza fortis Gould, J 1837

The medium ground finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to the Galapagos Islands. Its primary natural habitat is tropical shrubland. One of Darwin's finches, the species was the first which scientists have observed evolving in real-time. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Thraupidae
Genus:
   Geospiza
Scientific:
  Geospiza fortis

Original description

Citation:
  Gould, J 1837

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London Pt5 no.49 p.5

Protonym:
  Geospiza fortis

Type locality:
  Galapagos Islands.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46213#page/721/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  4112A42BE83BAE8A

Avibase ID:
  avibase-4112A42B

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/4112A42B

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560237

Geographic range:

  • Geospiza fortis: Arid scrub of main Galapagos Islands
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Medium Ground-Finch
Catalan:
pinsà de Darwin intermedi
Czech:
pěnkavka prostřední
Danish:
Mellemdarwinfinke
German:
Mittelgrundfink
Spanish:
Pinzón de Darwin Picomediano
Spanish (Spain):
Pinzón de Darwin Picomediano
Finnish:
maasirkku
French:
Géospize à bec moyen
Croatian:
batokljuna darwinova zeba
Hungarian:
közepes földipinty
Italian:
Fringuello terragnolo intermedio
Japanese (romaji):
garapagosufinchi
Japanese:
ガラパゴスフィンチ
Lithuanian:
Vidutinė dirvinė starta
Dutch:
Middelste Grondvink
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Mellomjordsporv
Norwegian:
Mellomjordspurv
Polish:
darwinka czarna
Portuguese:
Tentilhão-da-terra-de-bico-médio
Portuguese (Portugal):
tentilhão-terrestre-médio
Russian:
Средний галапагосский вьюрок
Slovak:
ostrovčan zemný
Serbian:
Srednja galapagoska zeba sa tla
Swedish:
mellandarwintangara
Ukrainian:
Землянчик середній
Chinese:
中地雀
Chinese (Traditional):
勇地雀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Medium Ground-finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Medium Ground-finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Medium Ground-finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Medium Ground-finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Medium Ground-finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Medium Ground-finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Medium Ground-finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Medium Ground-finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Medium Ground-finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Medium Ground-finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Medium Ground-finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Medium Ground-finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Medium Ground-finch ( Geospiza fortis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Medium Ground-finch ( Geospiza fortis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Medium Ground-finch ( Geospiza fortis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Medium Ground-finch ( Geospiza fortis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Medium Ground-finch ( Geospiza fortis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Medium Ground-finch ( Geospiza fortis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Medium Ground-finch ( Geospiza fortis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Medium Ground-finch ( Geospiza fortis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Medium Ground-finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Géospize à bec moyen ( Geospiza fortis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Géospize à bec moyen ( Geospiza fortis)
Clements 1st edition:
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Clements, version 2021:
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Clements, version 2022:
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Clements, version 2023:
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Clements 3rd edition:
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Clements 4th edition:
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Clements 6th edition:
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Clements, version 2015:
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Clements, version 2016:
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Clements, version 2017:
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Clements, version 2018:
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Clements, version 2019:
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
eBird version 1.50:
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
eBird version 1.52:
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
eBird version 1.53:
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
eBird version 1.54:
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
eBird version 1.55:
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
eBird version 2015:
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
eBird version 2016:
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
eBird version 2017:
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
eBird version 2018:
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
eBird version 2019:
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
eBird version 2021:
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
eBird version 2022:
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
eBird version 2023:
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Medium Ground-finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Medium Ground-finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Medium Ground-finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Medium Ground-finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Medium Ground-finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Geospiza fortis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Geospiza fortis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Geospiza fortis
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Medium Ground-Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Medium Ground Finch ( Geospiza fortis)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Geospiza fortis
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Geospiza fortis

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: orta yer alacəhrəsi, ortaboy yer alacəhrəsi
Catalan: pinsà de Darwin intermedi
Czech: Penkavka prostrední, pěnkavka prostřední
Danish: Darwinfinke, Mellem Darwinfinke, Mellemdarwinfinke
German: Mittelgrundfink, Mittel-Grundfink
English: Medium Ground Finch, Medium Groundfinch, Medium Ground-Finch
English, HBW: Medium Ground-finch
English (IOC): Medium Ground Finch
English (United States): Medium Ground-Finch
Spanish: Pinzón de Darwin Mediano, Pinzón de Darwin Picomediano, Pinzón de Tierra Mediano, Pinzón terrestre mediano
Spanish (Ecuador): Pinzón terrestre mediano
Spanish (Spain): Pinzón de Darwin Picomediano
Spanish (HBW): Medium Ground-Finch
Estonian: tume-maasirk
Finnish: Maasirkku
French: Géospize à bec moyen, Géospize moyenne, Pinson de Darwin à bec moyen
Croatian: batokljuna darwinova zeba
Hungarian: közepes földipinty
Italian: Fringuello terragnolo intermedio, Fringuello terricolo medio
Japanese (romaji): garapagosufinchi
Japanese: ガラパゴスフィンチ
Scientific: Geospiza fortis, Geospiza fortis platyrhyncha
Lithuanian: Vidutinė dirvinė starta
Dutch: Middelste Grondvink
Norwegian Nynorsk: Mellomjordsporv
Norwegian: Mellomjordspurv
Polish: darwinka czarna
Portuguese: Tentilhão-da-terra-de-bico-médio
Portuguese (Portugal): tentilhão-terrestre-médio
Russian: Средний галапагосский вьюрок, Средний земляной вьюрок
Slovak: ostrovčan zemný
Serbian: Srednja galapagoska zeba sa tla
Swedish: Darwinfink, mellandarwinfink, mellandarwintangara
Turkish: Ortanca yer ispinozu, Ortanca Yer İspinozu
Ukrainian: Землянчик середній
Chinese: 中地雀
Chinese (Traditional): 勇地雀

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