Swallow-tailed Gulls (Creagrus furcatus)
Photo: Philina English
Here's a beautiful look at the wildlife of Ecuador's Galapagos Islands, from irenaVision. A few of the archipelago's endemic species are shown, including Galapagos Tortoise (Geochelone nigra), Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus), Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus), the Galapagos subspecies of Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus galapagoensis) and California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus wollebaeki). Conspicuously absent, however, are the most historically important endemics, the mockingbirds and finches, which were so instrumental to Charles Darwin's early thoughts of natural selection. Enjoy.
