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The Galapagos Islands are home to thousands of diverse species. Here's an album of the most colorful birds you'll spot there.
The new study involved researchers playing bird songs from a speaker, simulating an intruder, accompanied by recorded traffic noise at 38 locations populated by Galápagos yellow warblers on the ...
A new study suggests that traffic noise affects the behavior of the Galapagos yellow warbler. The little yellow birds are altering their songs, and the males have become more aggressive.
A new study shows that one group of Galápagos yellow warblers responds to intruders more aggressively than others. It adds compelling new evidence to a theory about angry birds.
For the study, the researchers focused on 38 male Galápagos yellow warblers on two islands: Santa Cruz, home to more than 15,000 people and 1,000 vehicles, and Floreana, with about 100 people and ...
A previous study found that the island’s birds are increasingly becoming roadkill, and that 70% of birds killed by traffic on Santa Cruz are yellow warblers. And as this study shows, noise is ...
Birds develop "road rage" due to traffic noise, reveals a new study. Researchers found that native species in the Galápagos Islands are changing their behavior as a result of cars and lorries.
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Hohl, et. al. “ Galápagos yellow warblers differ in behavioural plasticity in response to traffic noise depending on proximity to road. ” Animal Behavior. March 20, 2025.
The critically-endangered bird mangrove finch is making a comeback on the Galapagos Islands. Researchers found 12 breeding pairs of the bird that forms part of a group of birds commonly referred ...
A subspecies of the yellow warbler is unique to the Galapagos, even though the species is found elsewhere. Length: 4.7 inches Diet: Insects, spiders, berries Conservation Status (2025): Least ...
Birds develop "road rage" due to traffic noise, reveals a new study. Researchers found that native species in the Galápagos Islands are changing their behavior as a result of cars and lorries.
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