Small tree finch

The small tree finch (Camarhynchus parvulus) is a <a href="/facts/Bird/RJF6zwLP">bird</a> species belonging to the <a href="/facts/Darwin%2527s_finch/qwDoCk1I">Darwin's finch</a> group within the <a href="/facts/Tanager/o0E5XQUC">tanager</a> <a href="/facts/Family_(biology)/qTrn6E8E">family</a> <a href="/facts/Thraupidae/o0E5XQUC">Thraupidae</a>.
It has a grasping beak with curved culmens. Its natural <a href="/facts/Habitat/zo1DN2gA">habitats</a> are <a href="/facts/Subtropical/gK0KyFUD">subtropical</a> or tropical dry <a href="/facts/Forest/RnMtb31v">forests</a> and subtropical or tropical dry <a href="/facts/Shrubland/TuWUtSYv">shrubland</a>. During the non-breeding season it is known to form large groups with small ground-finches.
It is an endemic species to the Galapagos islands and its conservation status has been listed as “Least Concern”. However, bird counts which have been conducted since 1997 have shown a continuous decline in small tree-finch populations in the Scalesia and agricultural zones of Santa Cruz, where the small tree-finch is most abundant. Small tree-finch counts have remained stable in the transition zone (also quite abundant here) and in the less popular dry and fern zones on Santa Cruz island.  A recent study has found that this species is in particularly impacted by the larvae of the parasitic <a href="/facts/Philornis_downsi/TYsX7dP6">avian vampire fly</a> (Philornis downsi).

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Small tree finch