Thraupidae Collection

Vampire ground finch (Geospiza septentrionalis) attacking large chick to drink blood, after it was wounded by aggressive adult booby, Wolf Island, Galapagos

Red-legged honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) two males on barbed wire. Costa Rica

Darwins cactus finch (Geospiza scandens), feeding on Opuntia cactus flower, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands

Vegetarian finch (Platyspiza crassirostris) snips petals from a hardy vine, Fernandina Island, Galapagos

Gough Island bunting (Rowettia goughensis) gathering nesting material. Gough Island, Gough and Inaccessible Islands UNESCO World Heritage Site, South Atlantic. Endemic. Critically endangered species

Brazilian tanager (Ramphocelus bresilius) perched on branch, Serrinha do Alambari, Penedo, Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Blue and yellow tanager (Thraupis bonariensis), perched on a branch of flowering Chanar (Geoffroea decorticans), Calden Forest, La Pampa, Patagonia, Argentina

Darwin's Small ground finch (Geospiza fuliginosa) cleaning Alcedo giant tortoise (Chelonoidis vandenburghi) of ticks, Alcedo Volcano, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Darwins woodpecker finch (Cactospiza pallida) using twig as tool to extract beetle grub from dead branch, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, South America

Darwins small ground finch (Geospiza fuliginosa), inspecting Galapagos giant tortoise for ticks, Isabela Island, Galapagos, South America

Darwins medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis) feeding on wild seeds (Tournefortia sp), Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, South America

Darwins large ground finch (Geospiza magnirostris) feeding on Wild cucumber (Momordica sp), Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, South America

Pair of Darwins green warbler finch (Certhidea olivacea) perching on a branch, Galapagos, South America

Darwins medium ground finch (geospiza fortis), eating native tomatoes, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands

Darwins Green warbler finch (Certidea olivacea), highland cloud forest, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands

Flame-faced tanager (Tangara parzudakii), Ecuador

Shining honeycreeper (Cyanerpes lucidus) male and Red-legged honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) perched on branch with epiphyte. Boca Tapada, Costa Rica

Red-necked tanager (Tangara cyanocephala) perched, Serra Bonita Private Natural Heritage Reserve (RPPN Serra Bonita), Camacan, Southern Bahia State, Eastern Brazil

Small ground finch (Geospiza fuliginosa) female feeding on saltbush (Cryptocarpus pyriformis) flowers, Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

Cactus finch (Geospiza scandens) feeding on gourd fruit, Black Beach, Floreana Island, Galapagos

Vampire ground finch (Geospiza septentrionalis) preying on Nazca booby (Sula grantii) chick pushed out of nest, Wolf Island, Galapagos

Nazca booby (Sula granti) on coast, with Vampire ground finches (Geospiza septentrionalis). These finches peck at birds, feeding on blood when other food sources are scarce, Wolf sland, Galapagos

Warbler finch (Certhidea olivacea) Santiago Highlands, Galapagos

Small tree finch (Camarhynchus parvulus) hanging upside down and feeding from flower, Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

Green honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza) male, La Selva Field Station, Costa Rica

Shining honeycreeper (Cyanerpes lucidus) Costa Rica

Green honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza) portrait, perched on twig, Pinas, El Oro, Ecuador

Blue dacnis (Dacnis cayana) female visiting Fruiting shrub (Miconia longifolia) La Selva Field Station, Costa Rica

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