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Fringillidae

Bird Families

The finches: small seed-eating songbirds with a conical bill adapted for cracking open seed husks, including the Galapagos finches whose subtle beak-shape differences between islands were pivotal evidence in Charles Darwin's development of the theory of evolution by natural selection.

Facts
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
230 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Family 2
Scientific Name
Fringillidae 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Passeriformes, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Source Eurasian bullfinch (Wikidata)
Source Hooded grosbeak (Wikidata)
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Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ160835, descriptionView the Source
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
Wikidata: Fringillidae
Wikidata Q160835, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Eurasian bullfinch (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Eurasian bullfinch, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Hooded grosbeak (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Hooded grosbeak, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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