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Medium Tree-finch Geospiza pauper



References

Castro, I.; Phillips, A. 1996. A guide to the birds of the Galápagos Islands. A&C Black, London.

Cruz, J. B.; Cruz, F. 1996. Conservation of the Dark-rumped Petrel Pterodroma phaeopygia of the Galápagos Islands, 1982-1991. Bird Conservation International 6: 23-32.

Dvorak, M.; Nemeth, E.; Wendelin, B.; Herrera, P.; Mosquera, D.; Anchundia, D.; Sevilla, C.; Tebbich, S.; Fessl, B. 2017. Conservation status of landbirds on Floreana: the smallest inhabited Galapagos Island. Journal of Field Ornithology 88(2): 132-145.

Harris, M. P. 1982. A field guide to the birds of Galápagos. Collins, London.

Jackson, M. H. 1985. Galapagos: a natural history guide. Calgary University Press, Calgary, Canada.

Kleindorfer, S., O’Connor, J.A., Dudaniec, R.Y., Myers, S.A., Robertson, J. and Sulloway, F.J. 2014. Species Collapse via hybridization in Darwin’s tree finches. The American Naturalist 183(3): 325-341.

O'Connor, J.A., Sulloway, F.J. and Kleindorfer, S. 2010. Avian population survey in the Floreana highlands: is Darwin's medium tree finch declining in remnant patches of Scalesia forest? Bird Conservation International 20(4): 343-353.

O'Connor, J.A., Sulloway, F.J., Robertson, J. and Kleindorfer, S. 2010. Philornis downsi parasitism is the primary cause of nestling mortality in the critically endangered Darwin's medium tree finch (Camarhynchus pauper). Biodiversity and Conservation 19(3): 853-866.

Stotz, D.F.; Fitzpatrick, J.W.; Parker, T.A.; Moskovits, D.K. 1996. Neotropical Birds: Ecology and Conservation. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

Wiedenfeld, D. A.; Jiménez, G. A.; Fessl, B.; Kleindorfer, S.; Valerezo, J. C. 2007. Distribution of the introduced parasitic fly Philornis downsi (Diptera, Muscidae) in the Galapagos Islands. Pacific Conservation Biology 13: 14-19.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Medium Tree-finch Geospiza pauper. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/medium-tree-finch-geospiza-pauper on 22/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/11/2024.