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Cocos finch

Pinaroloxias inornata (Gould, 1843)

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The cocos finch (Pinaroloxias inornata) is a species in the family Thraupidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 13.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Cocos finch (Pinaroloxias inornata)
Photo: Xpda · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the cocos finch

Weight
13.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the cocos finch

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Cocos finch (Pinaroloxias inornata)
Xpda · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the cocos finch live?

Not recorded

What is the cocos finch?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Cocos finch (Pinaroloxias inornata) or Cocos Island finch, is the only one of Darwin's finches not native to the Galápagos Islands, and the only member of the genus Pinaroloxias. Sometimes classified in the family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the tanager family, Thraupidae. It is endemic to Cocos Island, a Pacific island which is approximately 360 miles (580 km) south of Costa Rica.

From the Wikipedia article “Cocos finch” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cocos_finch&oldid=1371443966), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the cocos finch endangered?

The cocos finch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the cocos finch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyThraupidae
  6. genusPinaroloxias
  7. SpeciesPinaroloxias inornata (Gould, 1843)

Synonyms Cactornis inornatus, Cocornis agassizi, Corornis agassizi, Pinaroloxia inornata

Other names and names in other languages (46)
  • Coco island finchEnglish
  • Cocos island finchEnglish
  • Cocos island finchEnglish
  • Cocos island finchEnglish
  • Чинка на Кокосовия островBulgarian
  • pinsà de Darwin de l'illa CocosCatalan
  • pěnkavka kokosováCzech
  • pila Ynys CocosWelsh
  • CocosfinkeDanish
  • KokosfinkGerman
  • Kokosinsel-DarwinfinkGerman
  • KokosinselammerGerman
  • KokossängerfinkGerman
  • kokosa grundotangaroEsperanto
  • Pinzón de Darwin de CocosSpanish
  • Pinzón de Darwin de la CocosSpanish
  • Pinzón de la Isla del CocoSpanish
  • kookosesaare sirkEstonian
  • سهره نارگیلPersian
  • kookossaarensirkkuFinnish
  • Spizin de CocosFrench
  • Géospize de CocosFrench
  • פרוש אי הקוקוסHebrew
  • kokoski sjemenarCroatian
  • kókuszpintyHungarian
  • Fringuello di CocosItalian
  • Fringuello dell'isola del CoccoItalian
  • ココスフィンチJapanese
  • kokosinė startaLithuanian
  • CocosvinkDutch
  • cocospurvNorwegian
  • kokośnikPolish
  • tentilhão-do-cocoPortuguese
  • galapaguito-do-cocoPortuguese
  • tentilhão-da-ilha-dos-côcosPortuguese
  • Кокосовый вьюрокRussian
  • Кокосский вьюрокRussian
  • ostrovčan kokosovýSlovak
  • Zeba sa Kokos ostrvaSerbian
  • cocosfinkSwedish
  • cocostangaraSwedish
  • Kokos Adası İspinozuTurkish
  • кокосовикUkrainian
  • Кокосовий в'юрокUkrainian
  • 可岛雀Chinese
  • 可可斯島雀Chinese

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Relatives of the cocos finch

Other species in the same family Thraupidae.

LC, Least Concern
Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola)

Bananaquit

Coereba flaveola

Thraupidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the cocos finch?

An adult cocos finch weighs 13.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the cocos finch endangered?

The cocos finch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the cocos finch?

The cocos finch (Pinaroloxias inornata) belongs to the family Thraupidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cocos finch (Pinaroloxias inornata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cocos-finch

MLA

“Cocos finch (Pinaroloxias inornata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cocos-finch.

BibTeX
@misc{cocos_finch_2026,
  title = {Cocos finch (Pinaroloxias inornata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cocos-finch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}