There are now at least 13 species of finches on the Galapagos Islands, each filling a different niche on different islands. All of them evolved from one ancestral species, which colonized the ...

Inside, Cunninghame and her three assistants set to work laying out breakfast for the birds. They shut the aviary doors. Cunninghame opens the cages and gently removes 15 chicks one by one.

(Journals of Researches, 2nd Edition, 1845) The video above shows six different species of finch found by Darwin and his colleagues on the Galápagos Islands. Overall, there are about 15 closely ...

barren volcanic island in the Galapagos. Even fewer would have the patience to catch, weigh, measure, and identify hundreds of small birds and record their diets of seeds. But for the Grants ...

Wolf Island, in the Galápagos, is remote and rarely visited. But this volcanic island is home to an unusual group of birds: vampire ground finches. Photographer Thomas P Peschak had the rare ...

Along the way, you'll encounter various species of giant tortoises and cactus forests, home to Darwin's finches. You'll also find the Station's enchanting beach, nestled among mangroves ...

Finches and mockingbirds were blown off course by storms; iguanas floated on rafts of debris; and the tree-like scalesia plants are the overgrown progeny of sunflowers that made landfall via ...

The only way to access it is by ferries running to and from the town's main pier. Finch Bay provides free private shuttle boats for hotel guests. From the tiny pier, it's then a 10-minute walk along ...