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.

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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 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 ...

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.

Ecuador’s Isla de la Plata should be a bucket-list destination for wildlife lovers on a budget, offering opportunities to see ...

But birds aren’t the only animals in the flu’s crosshairs. “If you can imagine thousands of dead birds, you can imagine how this is an ‘all day buffet’ for scavengers,” Wille says.

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 ...

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.