Male Medium Ground-Finch (non-breeding), Isla Lobos, Galapagos

Isla Lobos, San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador (August 2023)

This image was taken during the Gems of Galapagos trip organised by Natures Images and led by Mark Sisson and Pablo Cersosimo (Wild South Photography). An eight-day cruise was undertaken aboard the catamaran Nemo II following the south itinerary:

Day 1 Baltra (midday start), North Seymour (pm)
Day 2 San Cristobal: Lobos Island - Kicker Rock (am), Brujo Hill (pm)
Day 3 Floreana: Champion Islet - Cormorant Point (am), Post Office Bay - The Baroness Viewpoint (pm)
Day 4 Espanola: Osborn Islet - Gardner Island - Gardner Bay (am), Suarez Point (pm)
Day 5 Santa Cruz: Highlands (am), Charles Darwin Station (pm)
Day 6 South Plaza (am), Santa Fe (pm)
Day 7 Bartolome (am), Chinese Hat (pm)
Day 8 Daphne Major - Baltra (8:30 am end)

Status is classified as Least Concern. One of seventeen species of Darwin's Finches found in the Galapagos Islands. For more information on this species of bird see the following links:
Medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis) / Wikipedia
Medium Ground Finch Geospiza fortis / BirdForum
Medium Ground-finch Geospiza fortis / BirdLife International
Medium Ground-Finch Geospiza fortis / Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Table of Darwin's finch distribution / Galapagos Conservation

Shooting Time 06:30
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1250
Av(Aperture Value) 4.0
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 2000

Latitude 00 51 21.1 S
Longitude 89 34 3.1 W
Altitude 3.80m