Galapagos Islands - Birds - Ecuador
The Galapagos Islands are home to some of the highest levels of endemism (species found nowhere else on Earth). Of the 56 native (arrived naturally) bird species of Galapagos, 45 (80%) are endemic and 11 are indigenous (native to Galapagos but also found elsewhere). In addition to the native birds, there are 29 migratory species. Of the 29 resident land birds in the Galapagos, 22 are endemic at the level of species. Thirteen of the 22 endemic species are known collectively as Darwin’s finches. There are only six endemic species among the seabirds. All these images are during 17 February days.
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Couple of Brown Noddy - they forage in flight by dipping to take small fish from the surface of the water - sometimes when large predatory fish drive the smaller fish to the surface. These specimen in the morning sunlight, with their shadows upon the volcanic rock cliff of Volcan Ecuador - (northern) Isabela Island.
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