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Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Squamidium caroli (Müll. Hal. ex Ångström) Broth.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Nesodesmus insulanus Chamberlin, 1914
Jasminocereus thouarsii var. delicatus (E.Y. Dawson) E.F. Anderson & Walk.
Species Database Jasminocereus thouarsii var. delicatus (E.Y. Dawson) E.F. Anderson & Walk.
Andres Cruz
CDF Manifesto UNOC3

From the Galapagos, the Charles Darwin Foundation issues a science-driven manifesto to UNOC 3 delegates, pressing for robust global policies that conserve marine biodiversity, stop IUU fishing, enforce sustainable tourism, and spark regenerative blue economies that secure ocean health and human prosperity.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Coryphopterus urospilus Ginsburg, 1938
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Johnrandallia nigrirostris (Gill, 1862)
Squamidium nigricans (Hook.) Broth.
Species Database Squamidium nigricans (Hook.) Broth.
Exploring the intersection of marine conservation and small-scale fisheries
Hypolepis hostilis (Kunze) C. Presl.
Species Database Hypolepis hostilis (Kunze) C. Presl.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Psammocora stellata (Verrill, 1866)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Pocillopora verrucosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Pocillopora elegans Dana, 1846
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Obelia alternata Fraser, 1938
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Niveria pacifica (Sowerby, 1832)
Xylocopa darwini (Cockerell, 1926)
Species Database Xylocopa darwini (Cockerell, 1926)
Camponotus planus Smith, 1877
Species Database Camponotus planus Smith, 1877
Juan Manuel Garcia-CDF
Natural History Collections

The Charles Darwin Research Station is home to the largest Natural History Collections of endemic, native and introduced species of the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador. It is also one of the largest in the world with over 135,000 specimens from more than 7,500 species.

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
Galapagos Verde 2050 is Starting the Process of Ecological Restoration on Española Island
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Ophioblennius steindachneri Jordan & Evermann, 1898