Cocos Island Finch
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The Cocos Island Finch or Cocos Finch, Pinaroloxias inornata, is the only one of Darwin's finches not native to the Galápagos Islands, and the only member of the genus Pinaroloxias. It is endemic to Cocos Island, approximately 360 miles south of Costa Rica, where it is the most common landbird.
It is a chunky 12 cm long finch weighing about 12.5 g and with a black decurved pointed bill. The male is entirely black, the female is brown, paler below and heavily streaked. The young are similar but have yellow bills.
The roughly spherical nest is built at the end of a branch, and the standard clutch is two brown-spotted white eggs.
The Cocos Finch is found in all available habitats and eats a wide range of plant and insect food.
This species qualifies as Vulnerable because it has a very small range.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2006). Pinaroloxias inornata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is vulnerable
- A guide to the birds of Costa Rica by Stiles and Skutch ISBN 0-8014-9600-4
