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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$3,485
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.

9 of 13 species shown
almost alwaysoftensometimesnot in this month

Floreana Mockingbird

Mimus trifasciatus

Champion Islet
Where
1 site, Champion Islet
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

Not on any itinerary we sell

Galápagos Flycatcher

Myiarchus magnirostris

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

On 66 of 97 routes · 1494 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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Galápagos Penguin

Spheniscus mendiculus

Where
8 sites on 5 islands, mostly West
When
Year round, more between Jun and Nov
JFMAMJJASOND

On 78 of 97 routes · 1861 departures in season

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Elliot's Storm-Petrel

Oceanites gracilis

Baroness Lookout
Where
1 site, Baroness Lookout
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

Not on any itinerary we sell

Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

Where
3 sites on 3 islands, mostly South
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 58 of 97 routes · 1329 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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Red-footed Booby

Sula sula

Where
5 sites on 4 islands, mostly North
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 53 of 97 routes · 1130 departures in season

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Select a departure that actually reaches it

600 of the 2108 upcoming departures put you where the Galápagos Shearwater is, at the time it is there.

600
  • 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.
28/09/2026US$8,300

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BC

28/09/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BCA

29/09/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route BCA

01/10/2026US$13,490

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CA

01/10/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CAB

02/10/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route CAB

03/10/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route CAB

05/10/2026US$10,300

Archipel I  ·  Archipel I: Route AB

06/10/2026US$5,130

Galaxy Sirius  ·  5-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Sea Lion Colony

06/10/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route ABC

07/10/2026US$4,956

Tribute  ·  5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony

07/10/2026US$11,150

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route AB

07/10/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route ABC

09/10/2026US$8,300

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route AB

09/10/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route ABC

12/10/2026US$8,300

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BC

12/10/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BCA

13/10/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route BCA

20/10/2026US$4,845

Galaxy Sirius  ·  5-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Sea Lion Colony

21/10/2026US$4,956

Tribute  ·  5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony

21/10/2026US$11,150

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route AB

21/10/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route ABC

25/10/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route BCA

27/10/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route BCA

29/10/2026US$13,490

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CA

31/10/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route CAB

03/11/2026US$3,485

EcoGalaxy  ·  5-Day Southern Islands: Santa Fe's Endemic Iguana

04/11/2026US$5,576

Tribute  ·  5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony

17/11/2026US$5,130

Galaxy Sirius  ·  5-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Sea Lion Colony

20/11/2026US$8,300

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route AB

20/11/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route ABC

22/11/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route BCA

23/11/2026US$8,300

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BC

23/11/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BCA

24/11/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route BCA

26/11/2026US$13,490

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CA

26/11/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CAB

28/11/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route CAB

01/12/2026US$4,845

Galaxy Sirius  ·  5-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Sea Lion Colony

01/12/2026US$3,485

EcoGalaxy  ·  5-Day Southern Islands: Santa Fe's Endemic Iguana

02/12/2026US$4,956

Tribute  ·  5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony

02/12/2026US$11,150

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route AB

02/12/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route ABC

02/12/2026US$7,140

Galaxy Stella  ·  8-Day Southern Islands: Gardner Bay's Sea Lion Pups

04/12/2026US$8,300

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route AB

04/12/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route ABC

06/12/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route BCA

07/12/2026US$8,300

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BC

07/12/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BCA

08/12/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route BCA

10/12/2026US$13,490

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CA

10/12/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CAB

15/12/2026US$5,415

Galaxy Sirius  ·  5-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Sea Lion Colony

16/12/2026US$4,956

Tribute  ·  5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony

16/12/2026US$11,150

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route AB

29/12/2026US$6,150

EcoGalaxy  ·  5-Day Southern Islands: Santa Fe's Endemic Iguana

04/01/2027US$7,900

Archipel I  ·  Archipel I: Route BA4

07/01/2027US$5,450

Archipel I  ·  Archipel I: Route B5A4

07/01/2027US$15,745

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CA

07/01/2027US$22,240

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CAB

12/01/2027US$5,850

Galaxy Sirius  ·  5-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Sea Lion Colony

13/01/2027US$6,495

Tribute  ·  5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony

13/01/2027US$12,990

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route AB

26/01/2027US$5,850

Galaxy Sirius  ·  5-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Sea Lion Colony

26/01/2027US$4,050

EcoGalaxy  ·  5-Day Southern Islands: Santa Fe's Endemic Iguana

27/01/2027US$6,495

Tribute  ·  5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony

27/01/2027US$12,990

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route AB

27/01/2027US$22,240

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route ABC

30/01/2027US$4,140

Galaxy Orion  ·  8-Day Southern Islands: Punta Pitt's Triple Booby Colony

09/02/2027US$4,050

EcoGalaxy  ·  5-Day Southern Islands: Santa Fe's Endemic Iguana

13/02/2027US$4,140

Galaxy Orion  ·  8-Day Southern Islands: Punta Pitt's Triple Booby Colony

18/02/2027US$15,745

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CA

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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