Warbler-finch
Genus of birds
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The warbler-finches are a genus Certhidea of birds in the tanager family Thraupidae that are endemic to the Galápagos Islands. Together with related genera, they are collectively known as Darwin's finches.
| Warbler-finches | |
|---|---|
| |
| Grey warbler-finch (Certhidea fusca) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Certhidea Gould, 1837 |
| Type species | |
| Certhidea olivacea Gould, 1837 | |
| Species | |
|
C. olivacea | |
The two species were formerly considered to be conspecific; however, they have different songs, prefer different habitats, and are located in different areas on the islands.[1]
Taxonomy and species list
The genus Certhidea was introduced in 1837 by the English ornithologist John Gould with the green warbler-finch as the type species.[2][3] The name is a Latin diminutive of the genus Certhia introduced by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 for the treecreepers.[4] The members of the genus form part of a group collectively known as Darwin's finches.[5] Although traditionally placed with the buntings and New World sparrows in the family Emberizidae,[3] molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that Darwin's finches are members of the subfamily Coerebinae within the tanager family Thraupidae.[6] The genus contains two species.[7]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Certhidea olivacea | Green warbler-finch | Galápagos Islands, Ecuador |
| Certhidea fusca | Grey warbler-finch | Galápagos Islands, Ecuador |
