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A female-plumaged individual from Santa Cruz, Galápagos.

Platyspiza crassirostris

Camarhynchus crassirostris

[edit] Identification

Jet-black head and neck, creamy breast.

[edit] Distribution

Endemic to Galapagos, Ecuador

[edit] Taxonomy

It is monotypic.
Has been placed in the genus Camarhynchus by some authorities.

[edit] Habitat

Humid highlands.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet is mainly fruits and soft seeds, but insects are taken occasionally.

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