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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$2,120
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.

6 of 6 species shown
almost alwaysoftensometimesnot in this month

Galápagos Shearwater

Puffinus subalaris

Where
on most islands
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 42 of 97 routes · 979 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 · 1794 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 · 1462 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 · 1674 departures in season

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Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Where
on most islands
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 83 of 97 routes · 2034 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 · 1964 departures in season

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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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