A new study has found Galapagos yellow warblers are more aggressive if they live closer to a road and are exposed to more ...

By Shreya Dasgupta Traffic noise isn’t just unpleasant; in the Galápagos Islands, it can also make songbirds aggressive, a ...

STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST NEWS BY SUBSCRIBING TO MORNING REPORT NEWSLETTER Scientists then played two different soundtracks; One featured the song of a rival male yellow warbler while another ...

Built in June on the fork of a horizontal conifer branch near the trunk at low to moderate height, the yellow-rumped Warbler’s nest contains 3 to 6 eggs. Polytypic (6 ssp.). Length 5.3".

So they picked the Galápagos yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia aureola ... the birds’ relative lack of experience with traffic sounds, which might make them hesitant to approach the vicinity ...

To stimulate the sound of an intruder ... away. Male Galápagos yellow warbler on the island of Floreana – filmed by Caglar Akcay in March 2025. CREDIT: Caglar Akcay, Anglia Ruskin University.

The Galápagos Islands are a haven of biodiversity, situated over 800 kilometers from Ecuador. Long preserved, this ...