Galápagos Island Bird Considered Extinct Seen After 190 Years
The Galapagos Rail had not been seen on this island since Charles Darwin's visit to the archipelago in 1835, until now.
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Galápagos Rail seen on island where Charles Darwin discovered it for first time in 200 years
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 ...
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A bird last seen by Darwin 190 years ago reappears on a Galápagos island
The Galápagos rail, a small, black, ground bird, hadn’t been seen on Floreana Island in the Galápagos since 1835, when Charles Darwin first described it. That changed recently when researchers ...
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Creature observed by Darwin thought extinct on Galápagos island — until now. See it
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.
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‘Bird Island’ nature reserve a piece of paradise south of Tokyo
It opened in 1993 as a municipal facility in response to calls from the Wild Bird Society of Japan to conserve the island’s nature-rich environment and high-density bird population. The center ...