Cactus ground finch Small tree Medium tree Woodpecker finch finch finch Medium ground finch G. scandens C. parvulus C. pauper C. pallidus Green Gray G. fortis Large ground finch Small ground finch Large cactus ground finch Vegetarian finch Mangrove finch warbler warbler Large tree finch finch finch Certhidea G. fuliginosa G. conirostris C. crassirostris C. psittacula C. heliobates olivacea Certhidea fusca G. magnirostris Short-beaked ground finch Bud eaters G. difficilis Cactus flower Seed eaters Insect eaters eaters Ground finches Tree finches Warbler finches Genus Geospiza Genus Camarhynchus Genus Certhidea Common ancestor from South American mainland O Morton Publishirg Company Which species of finch is monophyletic with G. magnirostris (large ground finch)?

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An ecological adaptation is any morphological, physiological, or behavioral trait of an organism that allows it to survive and reproduce in a habitat or ecosystem. Adaptation is a biological mechanism by which an organism gradually gets more acclimated to its surroundings.