Robert Ridgway
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Robert Ridgway was an American ornithologist specializing in systematics. He was appointed in 1880 by Spencer Fullerton Baird, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, to be the first full-time curat
Robert Ridgway sitting
Portrait in Bird Lore 1903
Ridgway (right) with D. G. Elliot and A. K. Fisher in Alaska, 1899
Grave marker of Robert Ridgway at Bird Haven
Española cactus finch
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The Española cactus finch is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is one of Darwin's finches, and is endemic to the Galápagos islands, where it is restricted to Española, Genovesa, a
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…been recognized as a distinct species. From specimens collected in 1888, Ridgway was the first to describe the Española mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi), Española cactus finch (Geospiza conirostris), and medium tree finch (Camarhynchus pauper), all endemic to the Galápagos. The latter two are members of the so-called Darwin's…
Geospiza conirostris Espanola Island, Galapagos, Ecuador 8
Female on Española
Male on Española