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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$7,850
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 · 1488 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 · 1778 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 · 1978 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 · 1875 departures in season

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43 of the 2108 upcoming departures put you where the Smooth-billed Ani is, at the time it is there.

43
  • 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

04/10/2026US$7,992

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

10/10/2026US$7,992

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

24/10/2026US$7,992

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

29/11/2026US$8,563

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

13/12/2026US$9,990

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

16/01/2027US$10,490

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

30/01/2027US$10,490

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

27/02/2027US$10,490

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

06/04/2027US$7,850

ENDEMIC  ·  6-Day Western Islands: Sierra Negra's Giant Caldera

01/06/2027US$7,850

ENDEMIC  ·  6-Day Western Islands: Sierra Negra's Giant Caldera

29/06/2027US$7,850

ENDEMIC  ·  6-Day Western Islands: Sierra Negra's Giant Caldera

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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