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World Albatross Day
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Bombycilla cedrorum Vieillot, 1808
Invasive Parasitic Fly Attacks the Galapagos Martin
Recent monitoring of the endangered Little Vermilion Flycatcher shows encouraging results
Camarhynchus pauper Ridgway, 1890
Species Database Camarhynchus pauper Ridgway, 1890
Population Records for the Galapagos Penguin and the Flightless Cormorant
A Galapagos penguin in the ocean.
Andres Cruz
Adopt a Galapagos Penguin

Threats such as climate change, introduced species, diseases, pollution, and fishery activity all put the Galapagos penguin at immediate risk of population decline. Your adoption of a Galapagos penguin will help us carry out annual monitoring of this species, in partnership with the Galapagos National Park Directorate.

The oldest penguin in the Galapagos Island
Lista roja de aves del Ecuador
Date:
2019
Language:
Spanish
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Oceanites gracilis galapagoensis Lowe, 1921
Species Database Oceanites gracilis galapagoensis Lowe, 1921
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Laterallus spilonota (Gould, 1841)
CDF presents its Strategic Plan and 2021 Impact Report
Zenaida galapagoensis Gould, 1841
Species Database Zenaida galapagoensis Gould, 1841
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Actitis macularius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Leucophaeus pipixcan (Wagler, 1831)
Geospiza conirostris Ridgway, 1890
Species Database Geospiza conirostris Ridgway, 1890
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Dolichonyx oryzivorus Linnaeus, 1758
Philornis downsi, an invasive fly.
Introduced Species Dashboard Galapagos Introduced Species Dashboard
Billy Bensted-Smith/CDF
Rediscovered Coral Signals Hope for Galapagos Reefs

A scientific team led by the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) and the California Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with the Galapagos National Park Directorate (GNPD) has confirmed that Rhizopsammia wellingtoni—a solitary coral thought to be lost for a generation— is alive and clinging to Galapagos’ underwater cliffs.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Chordeiles minor Forster, 1771