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Small ground finch

Geospiza fuliginosa Gould, 1837

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The small ground finch (Geospiza fuliginosa) is a species in the family Thraupidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 14.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Small ground finch (Geospiza fuliginosa)
Photo: Putneymark · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the small ground finch

Weight
14.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the small ground finch live?

Not recorded

What is the small ground finch?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The small ground finch (Geospiza fuliginosa) is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. Endemic to the Galápagos Islands, it is common and widespread in shrubland, woodland, and other habitats on most islands in the archipelago. It commonly feeds on small seeds and parasites from the skins of Galápagos land and marine iguanas and Galápagos tortoises.

From the Wikipedia article “Small ground finch” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Small_ground_finch&oldid=1379734664), 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 small ground finch endangered?

The small ground 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 small ground finch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyThraupidae
  6. genusGeospiza
  7. SpeciesGeospiza fuliginosa Gould, 1837

Synonyms Geospiza fulginosa fulginosa, Geospiza fuliginosa minor, Geospiza harterti

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • Small ground-finchEnglish
  • Small ground-finchEnglish
  • Small ground-finchEnglish
  • شرشور الأرض الصغيرArabic
  • pinsà de Darwin fuliginósCatalan
  • pěnkavka maláCzech
  • pila daear bachWelsh
  • Lille DarwinfinkeDanish
  • KleingrundfinkGerman
  • fulga grundotangaroEsperanto
  • Pinzón de Darwin fuliginosoSpanish
  • väike-maasirkEstonian
  • pikkumaasirkkuFinnish
  • Géospize fuligineuxFrench
  • mala darwinova zebaCroatian
  • kis földipintyHungarian
  • Fringuello terragnolo minoreItalian
  • Fringuello terricolo piccoloItalian
  • コガラパゴスフィンチJapanese
  • mažoji dirvinė startaLithuanian
  • Kleine GrondvinkDutch
  • småjordspurvNorwegian
  • darwinka małaPolish
  • galapaguito-de-bico-pequenoPortuguese
  • tentilhão-da-terra-de-bico-pequenoPortuguese
  • tentilhão-terrestre-pequenoPortuguese
  • Малый земляной вьюрокRussian
  • Малый галапагосский вьюрокRussian
  • ostrovčan tmavýSlovak
  • Mala galapagoska zeba sa tlaSerbian
  • mindre darwinfinkSwedish
  • mindre darwintangaraSwedish
  • Küçük Yer İspinozuTurkish
  • землянчик малийUkrainian
  • 小地雀Chinese

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Relatives of the small ground finch

Other species in the same genus Geospiza.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the small ground finch?

An adult small ground finch weighs 14.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the small ground finch endangered?

The small ground 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 small ground finch?

The small ground finch (Geospiza fuliginosa) belongs to the family Thraupidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Small ground finch (Geospiza fuliginosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-ground-finch

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BibTeX
@misc{small_ground_finch_2026,
  title = {Small ground finch (Geospiza fuliginosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-ground-finch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}