Swallow-tailed Gull
Creagrus furcatus
- Where
- 6 sites on 5 islands, mostly South
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 77 of 97 routes · 1810 departures in season
See these departures →The Galápagos Cruise · Wildlife
Galápagos Birds: 41 Species and Where to See Them
41
species recorded
17
found only here
15
islands
US$1,800
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.
Where they are
Tap an island to filter the species below. The number is how many species are recorded there.
9 of 11 species shown
almost alwaysoftensometimesnot in this month
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
- Where
- 2 sites on 2 islands, mostly South
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 41 of 97 routes · 909 departures in season
See these departures →Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
- Where
- 3 sites on 3 islands, mostly South
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 58 of 97 routes · 1346 departures in season
See these departures →Frigatebird
Fregata spp.
- Where
- 4 sites on 3 islands, mostly South
- When
- Year round
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On 65 of 97 routes · 1475 departures in season
See these departures →Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
- Where
- 5 sites on 4 islands, mostly North
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 53 of 97 routes · 1148 departures in season
See these departures →White-cheeked Pintail
Anas bahamensis
- Where
- 5 sites on 4 islands, mostly South
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 77 of 97 routes · 1849 departures in season
See these departures →Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
- Where
- 6 sites on 3 islands, mostly North
- When
- Year round, more between Mar and Jun
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On 67 of 97 routes · 1555 departures in season
See these departures →Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens
- Where
- 6 sites on 5 islands, mostly North
- When
- Year round, more between Jan and Mar
JFMAMJJASOND
On 68 of 97 routes · 1593 departures in season
See these departures →Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
- Where
- on most islands
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 83 of 97 routes · 2049 departures in season
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1012 of the 2125 upcoming departures put you where the Darwin's Finches is, at the time it is there.
1012
- 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
6 spotsAsk about this date
27/09/2026US$3,600
Galaxy Stella · 4-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Fur Seals
2 spotsAsk about this date
28/09/2026US$3,320
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
11 spotsAsk about this date
06/10/2026US$5,130
Galaxy Sirius · 5-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Sea Lion Colony
4 spotsAsk about this date
07/10/2026US$3,840
Galaxy Stella · 5-Day Northern Islands: Kicker Rock's Shark Channel
4 spotsAsk about this date
09/10/2026US$3,735
Treasure · 5-Day Northern & Western: Punta Pitt's Triple Boobies
7 spotsAsk about this date
10/10/2026US$7,992
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
6 spotsAsk about this date
11/10/2026US$1,800
Galaxy Stella · 4-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Fur Seals
4 spotsAsk about this date
12/10/2026US$5,295
Archipel I · 8-Day Southern & Northern: Prince Philip's Booby Steps
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12/10/2026US$3,528
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
5 spotsAsk about this date
15/10/2026US$3,295
Archipel I · 5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Bold Mockingbird
1 spotAsk about this date
20/10/2026US$4,952
ELITE · 5-Day Northern & Western: Darwin Bay's Flooded Caldera
1 spotAsk about this date
20/10/2026US$4,845
Galaxy Sirius · 5-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Sea Lion Colony
6 spotsAsk about this date
24/10/2026US$7,992
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
4 spotsAsk about this date
25/10/2026US$2,880
Galaxy Stella · 4-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Fur Seals
2 spotsAsk about this date
25/10/2026US$5,576
Tribute · 5-Day Northern & Eastern: Genovesa's Daylight-Hunting Owl
2 spotsAsk about this date
26/10/2026US$3,735
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
2 spotsAsk about this date
04/11/2026US$4,080
Galaxy Stella · 5-Day Northern Islands: Kicker Rock's Shark Channel
5 spotsAsk about this date
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