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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$3,320
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.

13 of 13 species shown
almost alwaysoftensometimesnot in this month

Floreana Mockingbird

Mimus trifasciatus

Champion Islet
Where
1 site, Champion Islet
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

Not on any itinerary we sell

Galápagos Flycatcher

Myiarchus magnirostris

Where
2 sites on 2 islands, mostly West
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 66 of 97 routes · 1488 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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Galápagos Penguin

Spheniscus mendiculus

Where
8 sites on 5 islands, mostly West
When
Year round, more between Jun and Nov
JFMAMJJASOND

On 78 of 97 routes · 1856 departures in season

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Elliot's Storm-Petrel

Oceanites gracilis

Baroness Lookout
Where
1 site, Baroness Lookout
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

Not on any itinerary we sell

Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

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

On 58 of 97 routes · 1327 departures in season

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Frigatebird

Fregata spp.

Where
4 sites on 3 islands, mostly South
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 65 of 97 routes · 1460 departures in season

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Red-billed Tropicbird

Phaethon aethereus

Where
5 sites on 4 islands, mostly North
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 71 of 97 routes · 1673 departures in season

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Red-footed Booby

Sula sula

Where
5 sites on 4 islands, mostly North
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 53 of 97 routes · 1133 departures in season

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White-cheeked Pintail

Anas bahamensis

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

On 77 of 97 routes · 1832 departures in season

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Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

Where
6 sites on 5 islands, mostly North
When
Year round, more between Jan and Mar
JFMAMJJASOND

On 68 of 97 routes · 1579 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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Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Where
on most islands
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 83 of 97 routes · 2033 departures in season

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594 of the 2107 upcoming departures put you where the Lava Heron is, at the time it is there.

594
  • 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.
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ELITE  ·  4-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony

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Archipel I  ·  Archipel I: Route AB

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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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