Swallow-tailed Gull
Creagrus furcatus
- Where
- 6 sites on 5 islands, mostly South
- When
- Year round
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On 77 of 97 routes · 1794 departures in season
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Galápagos Birds: 41 Species and Where to See Them
41
species recorded
17
found only here
15
islands
US$3,570
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.
Where they are
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4 of 4 species shown
almost alwaysoftensometimesnot in this month
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
- Where
- 6 sites on 3 islands, mostly North
- When
- Year round, more between Mar and Jun
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On 67 of 97 routes · 1540 departures in season
See these departures →Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens
- Where
- 6 sites on 5 islands, mostly North
- When
- Year round, more between Jan and Mar
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On 68 of 97 routes · 1578 departures in season
See these departures →Blue-footed Booby
Sula nebouxii
- Where
- 11 sites on 8 islands, mostly South
- When
- Year round, more between Jun and Aug
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On 83 of 97 routes · 1995 departures in season
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28 of the 2108 upcoming departures put you where the Smooth-billed Ani is, at the time it is there.
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- 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.
26/09/2026US$7,992
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
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03/10/2026US$3,570
Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery
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10/10/2026US$7,992
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
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24/10/2026US$7,992
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
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26/12/2026US$6,300
Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery
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16/01/2027US$10,490
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
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30/01/2027US$10,490
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
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06/02/2027US$4,600
Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery
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20/02/2027US$4,600
Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery
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27/02/2027US$10,490
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
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03/04/2027US$4,600
Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery
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01/05/2027US$4,600
Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery
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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
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