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All finches are of the same size and weight. They vary in colors in some cases, but their most notorious difference are their peaks, which are used as tools.
The Difficult Flight of Birds in Galapagos
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Oxysarcodexia aurata (Macquart, 1851)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Eptatretus bobwisneri Fernholm, Norén, Kullander, Quattrini, Zintzen, Roberts, Mok & Kuo, 2013
About Galapagos

Explore the Galapagos Islands' volcanic beginnings, unique biodiversity, and the global conservation efforts led by the Charles Darwin Foundation to protect them.

Alternanthera filifolia (Hook. f.) J.T. Howell
Species Database Alternanthera filifolia (Hook. f.) J.T. Howell
Lenyn Betancourt-Cargua/CDF
Living Shadows: Galápagos Wildlife in Subdued Colors

Discover how Galápagos insects mastered survival through camouflage and subtlety. Living Shadows explores the evolution of creatures that blend into volcanic landscapes instead of standing out. In a harsh environment, darkness is power. This story reveals a quiet yet brilliant tale of adaptation, strategy, and resilience in the heart of the archipelago.

Darwiniothamnus tenuifolius (Hook. f.) Harling
Species Database Darwiniothamnus tenuifolius (Hook. f.) Harling
Scalesia affinis Hook. f.
Species Database Scalesia affinis Hook. f.
Mimus parvulus Gould, 1837
Species Database Mimus parvulus Gould, 1837
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Riccia limicola Jov.-Ast
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Riccia plano-biconvexa Steph.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Riccia howellii Howe
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Riccia ianthiana Jov.-Ast
Opuntia megasperma var. orientalis Howell
Species Database Opuntia megasperma var. orientalis Howell
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Calidris fuscicollis Vieillot, 1819
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Parazoanthus darwini Reimer & Fujii, 2010
Rashid Cruz-CDF
Research Data Repository Propuesta Científica DPNG Aves Terrestres 2024
Baccharis gnidiifolia Kunth
Species Database Baccharis gnidiifolia Kunth
Chrysanthellum pusillum Hook. f.
Species Database Chrysanthellum pusillum Hook. f.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Verbena townsendii Svenss.