Darwin's Finches

What are Darwin's Finches?

Charles Darwin was a naturalist who was on the British survey ship, the HMS Beagle. During his 5 year trip, Darwin visited the Galapagos and collected samples of birds from each island (Biology Coloring Workbook). These finches are famous or well known examples that illustrate the concept of evolution. The finche's are now considered a perfect example of adaptive radiation where one species diversifies into a wide range of habitats. That also goes with the finches being a classic example of evolution (http://www.hras.org/sw/sw11-04.html). Darwin did research on the finches and categorized them by their eating habits but mainly by their beaks. He noticed that their beaks vary by different shapes and sizes on the different islands (http://www.truthinscience.org.uk/tis2/index.php/component/content/article/53.html).