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Flying the island skies
Date:
2023
Language:
English
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Eight Mangrove Finches Returned Home
Mimus melanotis Gould, 1837
Species Database Mimus melanotis Gould, 1837
A New Season of Mangrove Finches Fighting for Survival
Certhidea fusca Sclater & Salvin, 1870
Species Database Certhidea fusca Sclater & Salvin, 1870
Wolf volcano erupts on Isabela Island

Wolf volcano erupts on Isabela Island

David Balfour MBE 1937 – 2021 a Galapagos legend
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Avipoxvirus Fowlpox virus
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Pluvialis dominica (Statius Muller, 1776)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Ardenna grisea Gmelin, 1789
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Puffinus griseus Gmelin, 1789
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Leucophaeus atricilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Pluvialis fulva Gmelin, 1789
Joshua Vela/CDF
A noisy invader

The tree frog arrived in the Galápagos Islands in the late 1990s. This species, resistant to salinity and drought, has rapidly established itself in urban, agricultural, and natural areas and is now considered an invasive species. But little is known about this little yet loud amphibian...

First Record of the Chilean Flamingo in Galápagos
Noticias de Galápagos Vol. 19 - 20
Date:
1972
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Mara Speece / CDF
New DNA evidence reshapes understanding of the Galapagos Vermilion Flycatchers

New DNA research reveals that Galápagos Vermilion Flycatchers are not one species, but a mosaic of long-isolated island lineages. By uncovering hidden genetic diversity, scientists are reshaping conservation priorities and taxonomic understanding—find out how evolution, extinction, and restoration efforts intersect across the archipelago.

Galapagos in the year 2050: a vision from Galapagos Verde 2050
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus (Vieillot, 1818)
Seven days at Alcedo Volcano