Thefinchesontheislandsweredifferent.Theirbeakshaddifferentshapes.Beakshapewasanadaptation.Ithelpedthedifferentfinchesgettheir food.
Forexample:
![](/nationalgeographic/pioneer_october_2019/darwin_s_finches/483768/NGX1019_EE_17_Green_warbler_finches.240_0_1.png)
Greenwarbler‑fincheshavethin,sharpbeaks.Theyusethemtospear insects.
![](/nationalgeographic/pioneer_october_2019/darwin_s_finches/483769/NGX1019_EE_17_Medium_ground_finches.240_0_1.png)
Mediumgroundfincheshaveshort,stubbybeaks.Theyusethemtoeatseedsonthe ground.
![](/nationalgeographic/pioneer_october_2019/darwin_s_finches/483767/NGX1019_EE_17_Common_cactus_finches.320_0_1.png)
Commoncactusfinches havebroad,curvedbeaks.Theyusethemtonibbleon plants.
![mainly insects](/nationalgeographic/pioneer_october_2019/darwin_s_finches/483810/mainly_insetcs.128_0_1.png)
mediumtree finch
![](/nationalgeographic/pioneer_october_2019/darwin_s_finches/483815/NGX1019_EE_17.960_0_1.png)
largetree finch
mangrove finch
woodpecker finch
green warbler‑finch
Cocos finch
smallground finch
mediumground finch
largeground finch
sharp‑beakedground finch
commoncactus finch
Españolacactus finch
vegetarian finch
smalltree finch
![ancestral seed eating ground finch](/nationalgeographic/pioneer_october_2019/darwin_s_finches/483811/ancestral.128_0_1.png)
![mainly seeds](/nationalgeographic/pioneer_october_2019/darwin_s_finches/483812/mainly_seeds.128_0_1.png)
![cactus seeds and parts](/nationalgeographic/pioneer_october_2019/darwin_s_finches/483813/cactus_seeds.128_0_1.png)
![buds and fruits](/nationalgeographic/pioneer_october_2019/darwin_s_finches/483814/buds_fruits.128_0_1.png)