Galapagos Islands information

Every island in the Galapagos is different one from the other and all this is due to how they were formed. If the 4,600 million years of Earth´s history will be simulated in 24 hours, the Galapagos Islands had been formed in the last two minutes of that day. The 19 islands and 219 islets were created by successive volcanic eruptions over a hot spot located on the seafloor of the Nazca Plate. The first of them emerged in the middle of the Pacific Ocean about 5 million years ago. The islands are settled on the Nazca Plate and move about 5 centimeters a year eastward. That is why the oldest islands of the archipelago are far about 200 kilometers east from the youngest islands that are still above the hot spot.

Explore the Enchanted Islands

1) Isabela Island. 2) North Seymour Island. 3) South Plaza Island. 4) Santa Fe Island. 5) Santa cruz Island. 6) Bartolome Island. 7) Mosquera Island. 8) Santiago Island. 9) Rabida Island. 10) Floreana Island. 11) Genovesa Island. 12) Española Island. 13) San Cristobal Island. 14) Fernandina Island.

Yellow Warbler- Landbirds | Galapagos Islands Animals and Wildlife

The yellow warbler species is found all the way from North America to Peru. In the Galapagos, studies have shown slight differences in the species based on each island.

Yellow warblers are monogamous species. Males and females are distinguished by the colors in the chest. Males have red streaks and the female either lacks them or they have a pale color. Females are the ones who build and take care of the nest mostly, while males are in charge of bringing food and protecting the nest territory. In the Galapagos Islands, they lay from 2 to 5 eggs that in occasions can take about 100 days to hatch. Usually, not all of them survive.

This bird has a very wide range of singing melodies that are pleasant to the ear and it is easy to distinguish from other birds.