Woodpecker finch
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The woodpecker finch (Camarhynchus pallidus) is a monomorphic species of bird in the Darwin's finch group of the tanager family, Thraupidae endemic to the Galapagos Islands.[2] The diet of a woodpecker finch revolves mostly around invertebrates, but also encompasses a variety of seeds.[3][4] Woodpecker finches, like many other species of birds, form breeding pairs and care for young until they have fledged.[5] The most distinctive characteristic of woodpecker finches is their ability to use tools for foraging.[3] This behaviour indicates that they have highly specialized cognitive abilities.[6] Woodpecker finches have also shown the ability to learn new behaviours regarding tool use via social learning.[3] Not all populations of woodpecker finches use tools equally often, as this is influenced by the environment in which they live.[7]
Woodpecker finch | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thraupidae |
Genus: | Camarhynchus |
Species: | C. pallidus |
Binomial name | |
Camarhynchus pallidus (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1870) | |
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