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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 Chondrilla verrucosa Desqueyroux-Faúndez & van Soest, 1997
The oldest penguin in the Galapagos Island
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Higginsia johannae Sim-Smith, Hickman Jr & Kelly, 2021
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Clathria (Microciona) stellata Sim-Smith, Hickman & Kelly, 2021
Felis catus (Schreber, 1775)
Species Database Felis catus (Schreber, 1775)
Heinke Jäger-CDF
Scalesia forest restoration

Scalesia forests once thrived on the Galapagos Islands, forming a unique humid ecosystem for plants, insects, giant tortoises and birds. Today, only 1% of the forests’ original distribution remains, with several endemic species, including the Scalesia themselves, struggling to survive. We are working to restore this important habitat and given the rapid rate of forest loss, it is a race against time.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Raspailia (Raspaxilla) galapagensis (Desqueyroux-Faúndez & van Soest, 1997)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Oceanapia microtoxa Desqueyroux-Faúndez & van Soest, 1997
Marine Mornings Program for Schools in Galapagos
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Dercitus (Stoeba) reptans Desqueyroux-Faúndez & van Soest, 1997
Scalesia cordata Stewart
Species Database Scalesia cordata Stewart
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Hemimycale harlequinus Sim-Smith, Hickman & Kelly, 2021
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Canis lupus familiaris Linnaeus, 1758
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Tethya annona Sim-Smith, Hickman Jr & Kelly, 2021
Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
Species Database Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
Taking care of an endangered shrub in Galapagos
Capra hircus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Database Capra hircus Linnaeus, 1758
New Findings About the Vermillion Flycatcher in Galapagos
CDF Archive
Our History

Discover the Charles Darwin Foundation, established in 1959 to protect the Galapagos Islands' fragile ecosystem. As the oldest and largest science and conservation organization in the archipelago, our Research Station leads efforts to preserve this unique environment through groundbreaking research and conservation milestones.