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  2. List of birds of the Galápagos Islands - Wikipedia

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    Galapagos dove. Pigeons and doves are medium to large mostly plump birds. Most are arboreal species descending to the ground to feed but some are terrestrial like the quail-doves of South America or the pheasant-pigeon of New Guinea. They are found worldwide except near the poles and in a wide variety of habitats including urban.

  3. List of endemic birds of the Galápagos Islands - Wikipedia

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    Birdlife International defines Endemic Bird Areas (EBAs) as places where the breeding ranges of two or more range-restricted species—those with breeding ranges of less than 50,000 km 2 (19,000 sq mi)—overlap. In order to qualify, the whole of the breeding range of at least two range-restricted species must fall entirely within the EBA. [1]

  4. List of animals in the Galápagos Islands - Wikipedia

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    The fauna of the Galápagos Islands include a total of 9,000 confirmed species. Of them, none have been introduced by humans, and seventeen are endemic. [citation needed] Due to amphibians intolerance of saltwater, no amphibians naturally occur on the Galapagos Islands.

  5. Wildlife of the Galápagos Islands - Wikipedia

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    On the other hand, there are many mammal species, mostly sea mammals such as whales, dolphins and sea lions. A few species of endemic Galápagos mice (or rice rats) — the Santiago Galápagos mouse and the Fernandina Galápagos mouse — have also been recently rediscovered. Charles Darwin discovered over 100 species of birds on the island.

  6. Darwin's finches - Wikipedia

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    Genetics and the Origin of Birds Species, Grant and Grant in PNAS; Sato et al. Phylogeny of Darwin's finches as revealed by mtDNA sequences in PNAS; Galápagos Online. Darwin's Finches. Galapagos Online. List of birds of the Galapagos Islands. Darwin's Finches Evolve Before Scientists' Eyes: new developments reported 13 July 2006

  7. The Bird With the Blood-Thirsty Beak - AOL

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    The vampire finch (Geospiza septentrionalis) is an unusual bird that only lives on two remote islands in the Galápagos: Wolf Island and Darwin Island.These two islands are about 100 miles away ...

  8. Galapagos penguin - Wikipedia

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    The Galápagos penguin is a particularly vulnerable bird species due to its limited range on the Galápagos Islands. With a population of only about 1800, it remains on the endangered species list, and its population will likely fluctuate strongly in response to anthropogenic changes in the region. [26]

  9. Category:Endemic birds of the Galápagos Islands - Wikipedia

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    Galapagos crake; Galápagos dove; Galapagos flycatcher; Galapagos hawk; Galápagos martin; Galápagos mockingbird; Galapagos penguin; Galápagos petrel; Galápagos shearwater; Genovesa cactus finch; Genovesa ground finch; Green warbler-finch; Grey warbler-finch