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The Galápagos Cruise  ·  Wildlife

Galápagos Birds: 41 Species and Where to See Them

41
species recorded
17
found only here
15
islands
US$5,295
per guest, double occupancy

Forty-one bird species are recorded across the 15 islands our ships call at, and 17 of them live nowhere else on earth.

Where you go matters more than when. Most species are here the whole year round, but almost half are recorded at a single island: the waved albatross only on Española, the flightless cormorant only in the west. The map below shows which island holds what.

4 of 4 species shown
almost alwaysoftensometimesnot in this month

Galápagos Mockingbird

Mimus parvulus

Where
3 sites on 3 islands, mostly North
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 66 of 97 routes · 1489 departures in season

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Galápagos Dove

Zenaida galapagoensis

Where
4 sites on 4 islands, mostly South
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 75 of 97 routes · 1777 departures in season

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Darwin's Finches

Geospiza / Camarhynchus spp.

Where
on most islands
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 82 of 97 routes · 1977 departures in season

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American Flamingo

Phoenicopterus ruber

Where
7 sites on 4 islands, mostly Central
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 79 of 97 routes · 1872 departures in season

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659 of the 2107 upcoming departures put you where the Great Frigatebird is, at the time it is there.

659
  • You see it. The ship is at the site while the species is recorded there.
  • Right island, wrong month. The route calls there outside the months on record.
  • Never gets there. The route does not call at any of its sites.
24/09/2026US$6,632

MONIQUE  ·  8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins

26/09/2026US$7,992

ELITE  ·  8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds

28/09/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BCA

29/09/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route BCA

01/10/2026US$6,035

Galaxy Sirius  ·  6-Day Western & Northern: Rabida's Red Sand Beach

01/10/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CAB

02/10/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route CAB

03/10/2026US$10,045

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route CA

03/10/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route CAB

04/10/2026US$7,992

ENDEMIC  ·  8-Day Western Islands: Tagus Cove's Sailor Graffiti

05/10/2026US$5,295

Archipel I  ·  8-Day Western Islands: Urbina Bay's Coral Uplift

05/10/2026US$7,475

Archipel I  ·  Archipel I: Route AB4

What's included

All meals on board

Two certified national park naturalist guides

All excursions and landings listed in the itinerary

Snorkelling gear and wetsuit

Kayaks and stand-up paddleboards on board

Coffee, tea and water at any time

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