A secretive creature observed by Darwin has long since been thought extinct, until observers recently spotted a specimen.

The year was 1835, and during his groundbreaking five-week visit, Darwin recorded the presence of a small bird on the island of Floreana. It was described and named the Galápagos rail.

A tiny black bird was spotted on a Galápagos island for the first time in nearly 200 years — when Charles Darwin first discovered it. The Galápagos Rail, considered a near-endangered species ...

The Galápagos Islands, which famously inspired British naturalist Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, are located roughly ...

There are now at least 13 species of finches on the Galapagos Islands, each filling a different ... In his memoir, The Voyage of the Beagle, Darwin noted, almost as if in awe, "One might really ...

Galapagos birds helped Darwin formulate his theory of evolution. Now some of those birds have evolved a dislike of all the ...

On his visit to the islands in 1835, Charles Darwin noticed the slight differences between the same types of animal on each island. This helped him work out how they had adapted to their ...

Galapagos penguins and Darwin's finches), not to mention other unique species like waved albatrosses and blue- and red-footed boobies. You'll find birds on all of the Galápagos' islands ...

The Galápagos yellow warblers on the more populous island of Santa Cruz also increased the duration of their song when ...

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 ...