Vegetarian Finch
A species of Vegetarian Finch Scientific name : Platyspiza crassirostris Genus : Vegetarian Finch
Vegetarian Finch, A species of Vegetarian Finch
Botanical name: Platyspiza crassirostris
Genus: Vegetarian Finch
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Photo By Nikolaj Mølgaard Thomsen 
Description
The vegetarian finch is one of the largest Galápagos finches, measuring 16 cm (6.3 in) in length and ranging from 29 to 40 g (1.0 to 1.4 oz) in mass. Its upright stance is described as "parrot-like". Its beak is broad and stout, with a strongly curved culmen. The male's upperparts are olive-colored while his underparts are whitish, with smudgy streaking on the lower breast and flanks; some birds show rufous on the underparts. His lower flanks and undertail coverts are buffy. He has a black hood, throat, breast and upper flanks. His iris is dark, and his bill is black in the breeding season and horn-colored during the rest of the year. The female is principally brown above and off-white below, with a buffy rump and flanks. She is streaked with brown on the face, crown, upperparts, throat, breast and flanks, and shows two indistinct buffy wingbars on her brown wings. Her beak is two-toned; the upper mandible ranges in color from dusky brown to black, while the lower mandible is dull orange or dull pink. The immature male is intermediate between the adult male and the adult female. While he shows blackish on his face and throat, he is more streaked below than is the adult male. 
Size
16 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Vegetarian Finch predominantly eats plant material like buds, leaves, flowers, and fruit, also stripping twig bark for cambium. Occasionally, it consumes caterpillars. Preferring mid-level foraging, vegetarian Finch has a 'parrot-like' beak for manipulating soft food, supported by a large gizzard for digestion.
Habitat
Vegetarian Finch typically inhabits montane evergreen forests within broader geographical regions of the Galápagos islands. These birds are most prevalent in the transitional zone between arid lowlands and humid highlands, ranging from sea level up to 500 meters above. Vegetarian Finch is adaptable, however, and can also be found traversing into both the humid uplands and the drier zones below their preferred montane range.
Dite type
Granivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Species Status
Although the vegetarian finch is uncommon, it is widespread across the Galápagos Islands. Its numbers appear to be stable, though they have not been quantified. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature lists it as a species of Least Concern, as neither its population size nor its range size approach thresholds for concern. However, like all endemic wildlife on the Galápagos Islands, it is impacted by some human activities. Fires, overgrazing by domestic and feral animals, and the introduction of exotic species are among the most serious threats it faces. It is found in seven of the Important Bird Areas established on the islands.
Photo By Nikolaj Mølgaard Thomsen 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Tanagers Genus
Vegetarian Finch Species
Vegetarian Finch 
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