Galápagos Shearwater
Puffinus subalaris
- Where
- on most islands
- When
- Year round
On 42 of 97 routes · 979 departures in season
See these departures →The Galápagos Cruise · Wildlife
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.
Tap an island to filter the species below. The number is how many species are recorded there.
Puffinus subalaris
On 42 of 97 routes · 979 departures in season
See these departures →Creagrus furcatus
On 77 of 97 routes · 1794 departures in season
See these departures →Fregata spp.
On 65 of 97 routes · 1462 departures in season
See these departures →Phaethon aethereus
On 71 of 97 routes · 1674 departures in season
See these departures →Pelecanus occidentalis
On 83 of 97 routes · 2034 departures in season
See these departures →Sula granti
On 81 of 97 routes · 1964 departures in season
See these departures →Treasure · 5-Day Northern & Western: Punta Pitt's Triple Boobies
South Plaza Trail, day 3
Galaxy Orion · 5-Day Western & Southern: San Cristobal's Highlands
South Plaza Trail, day 3
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
South Plaza Trail, day 4
Solaris · Solaris: Route BC
South Plaza Trail, day 4
Solaris · Solaris: Route BCA
South Plaza Trail, day 4
Treasure · Treasure: Route BCA
South Plaza Trail, day 13
Tribute · Tribute: Route CA
South Plaza Trail, day 8
Tribute · Tribute: Route CAB
South Plaza Trail, day 8
Solaris · Solaris: Route CAB
South Plaza Trail, day 14
Treasure · Treasure: Route CA
South Plaza Trail, day 9
Treasure · Treasure: Route CAB
South Plaza Trail, day 9
MONIQUE · 5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel
South Plaza Trail, day 2
✓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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