Species profile
Mangrove Finch
Camarhynchus heliobates
Quick answer
restricted to very small area in mangroves on west coast of Isabella (Galapagos Islands); formerly also on eastern coast of Isabela, and on Fernandina Island
- Scientific name
- Camarhynchus heliobates
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Camarhynchus
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered
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