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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.

15 of 15 species shown
almost alwaysoftensometimesnot in this month

Lava Gull

Leucophaeus fuliginosus

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

On 43 of 97 routes · 986 departures in season

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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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Lava Heron

Butorides sundevalli

Where
on most islands
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 62 of 97 routes · 1417 departures in season

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Swallow-tailed Gull

Creagrus furcatus

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

On 77 of 97 routes · 1793 departures in season

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Galápagos Hawk

Buteo galapagoensis

Where
7 sites on 6 islands, mostly West
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 82 of 97 routes · 2032 departures in season

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Wedge-rumped Storm Petrel

Hydrobates tethys

Prince Philip's Steps
Where
1 site, Prince Philip's Steps
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 38 of 97 routes · 843 departures in season

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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Darwin Bay
Where
1 site, Darwin Bay
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 38 of 97 routes · 843 departures in season

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Galápagos Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus galapagoensis

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

On 49 of 97 routes · 1070 departures in season

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Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia aureola

Where
on most islands
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 59 of 97 routes · 1384 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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Great Frigatebird

Fregata minor

Where
6 sites on 3 islands, mostly North
When
Year round, more between Mar and Jun
JFMAMJJASOND

On 67 of 97 routes · 1541 departures in season

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Nazca Booby

Sula granti

Where
8 sites on 7 islands, mostly South
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 81 of 97 routes · 1961 departures in season

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Blue-footed Booby

Sula nebouxii

Where
11 sites on 8 islands, mostly South
When
Year round, more between Jun and Aug
JFMAMJJASOND

On 83 of 97 routes · 1991 departures in season

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843 of the 2107 upcoming departures put you where the Yellow Warbler is, at the time it is there.

843
  • 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$4,140

Alya  ·  5-Day Northern & Western: Bartolome's Endemic Plant

Darwin Bay, day 2

Stragglers4 spotsAsk about this date
28/09/2026US$3,320

Solaris  ·  5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana

Darwin Bay, day 3

Stragglers11 spotsAsk about this date
28/09/2026US$8,300

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BC

Darwin Bay, day 3

Stragglers11 spotsAsk about this date
28/09/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BCA

Darwin Bay, day 3

Stragglers4 spotsAsk about this date
01/10/2026US$6,035

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

Darwin Bay, day 5

Stragglers7 spotsAsk about this date
01/10/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CAB

Darwin Bay, day 13

Stragglers14 spotsAsk about this date
02/10/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route CAB

Darwin Bay, day 13

Stragglers4 spotsAsk about this date
03/10/2026US$3,570

Galaxy Orion  ·  8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery

Darwin Bay, day 7

Stragglers1 spotAsk about this date
04/10/2026US$7,992

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

Darwin Bay, day 2

Stragglers4 spotsAsk about this date
04/10/2026US$4,152

MONIQUE  ·  5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel

Darwin Bay, day 4

Stragglers6 spotsAsk about this date
05/10/2026US$7,475

Archipel I  ·  Archipel I: Route AB4

Darwin Bay, day 9

Stragglers1 spotAsk about this date
05/10/2026US$10,300

Archipel I  ·  Archipel I: Route AB

Darwin Bay, day 9

Stragglers1 spotAsk about this date

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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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