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Floreana tree-Finch (Camarhynchus pauper)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae

Listing Status:   

Where Listed: WHEREVER FOUND

General Information

The medium tree finch (Camarhynchus pauper) is endemic to the island of Floreana in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (BirdLife International 2008; Harris 1982, p. 150; Sibley and Monroe 1990, p. 771). It is one of the 14 species of Darwin's finches, collectively named in recognition of Charles Darwin's work on the theory of evolution (Grant 1986, p. 6), and is approximately 12.5 centimeters (cm) (5 inches (in)) in length (BirdLife International 2008; Harris 1982, p. 150). The medium tree finch mainly occurs in the moist highland forests (i.e., the Scalesia zone, named for the dominant plants, Scalesia spp., found in this zone) (Christensen and Kleindorfer 2008, in preparation; Stewart 2006, p. 193), primarily above 300 m (984 ft) (Castro and Phillips 1996, p. 130).



This species is listed wherever it is found, but
    • Countries in which the the Floreana tree-Finch is known to occur:  Ecuador
Current Listing Status Summary
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
08/26/2010 Foreign (Region 10)

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 3 of 3)
Date Citation Page Title
07/27/2010 75 FR 43853 43864 Final Rule to List the Medium Tree-Finch (Camarhynchus pauper) as Endangered Throughout Its Range
12/08/2008 73 FR 74434 74445 Listing the Medium Tree Finch (Camarhynchus pauper) as Endangered Throughout Its Range
12/16/1991 56 FR 65207 65208 ETWP; Finding on Petition and Initiation of Status Review of 53 Foreign Birds; 56 FR 65207 65208

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search

No recovery information is available for the Floreana tree-Finch.

» Critical Habitat

No critical habitat rules have been published for the Floreana tree-Finch.

» Conservation Plans

No conservation plans have been created for Floreana tree-Finch

» Petitions

Most Recent Petition Findings (Showing 1 of 1)
Date Citation Page Title Finding
12/16/1991 56 FR 65207 65208 ETWP; Finding on Petition and Initiation of Status Review of 53 Foreign Birds; 56 FR 65207 65208
  • Notice 90-day Petition Finding, Substantial

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    Last updated: June 20, 2013