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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.

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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1011 of the 2108 upcoming departures put you where the Frigatebird is, at the time it is there.

1011
  • 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.
27/09/2026US$3,600

Galaxy Stella  ·  4-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Fur Seals

Post Office Bay, day 3

Possible2 spotsAsk about this date
28/09/2026US$8,300

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BC

Post Office Bay, day 7

Possible11 spotsAsk about this date
28/09/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BCA

Post Office Bay, day 7

Possible4 spotsAsk about this date
29/09/2026US$3,735

Treasure  ·  5-Day Southern Islands: Los Gemelos' Daylight Owl

Post Office Bay, day 3

Possible4 spotsAsk about this date
29/09/2026US$10,345

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route BC

Post Office Bay, day 3

Possible2 spotsAsk about this date
29/09/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route BCA

Post Office Bay, day 3

Possible2 spotsAsk about this date
01/10/2026US$3,352

MONIQUE  ·  4-Day Southern Islands: Santa Cruz's Wild Tortoises

Post Office Bay, day 2

Possible14 spotsAsk about this date
01/10/2026US$13,490

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CA

Post Office Bay, day 9

Possible14 spotsAsk about this date
01/10/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CAB

Post Office Bay, day 9

Possible14 spotsAsk about this date
02/10/2026US$3,320

Solaris  ·  5-Day Southern Islands: Devil's Crown Hammerhead Sharks

Post Office Bay, day 3

Possible13 spotsAsk about this date
02/10/2026US$10,345

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route CA

Post Office Bay, day 3

Possible4 spotsAsk about this date
02/10/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route CAB

Post Office Bay, day 3

Possible4 spotsAsk about this date

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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Tribute · Tribute: Route CAB
01/10/2026 · 14 nights · from US$18,000
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