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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 15 species shown
almost alwaysoftensometimesnot in this month

Lava Gull

Leucophaeus fuliginosus

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

On 43 of 97 routes · 988 departures in season

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Galápagos Mockingbird

Mimus parvulus

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

On 66 of 97 routes · 1488 departures in season

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Galápagos Dove

Zenaida galapagoensis

Where
4 sites on 4 islands, mostly South
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 75 of 97 routes · 1778 departures in season

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Lava Heron

Butorides sundevalli

Where
on most islands
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 62 of 97 routes · 1419 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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Galápagos Hawk

Buteo galapagoensis

Where
7 sites on 6 islands, mostly West
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 82 of 97 routes · 2033 departures in season

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Wedge-rumped Storm Petrel

Hydrobates tethys

Prince Philip's Steps
Where
1 site, Prince Philip's Steps
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 38 of 97 routes · 842 departures in season

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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Darwin Bay
Where
1 site, Darwin Bay
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 38 of 97 routes · 842 departures in season

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Galápagos Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus galapagoensis

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

On 49 of 97 routes · 1072 departures in season

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

454
  • 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$3,320

Solaris  ·  5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana

28/09/2026US$8,300

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BC

28/09/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BCA

01/10/2026US$6,035

Galaxy Sirius  ·  6-Day Western & Northern: Rabida's Red Sand Beach

01/10/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CAB

02/10/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route CAB

03/10/2026US$3,570

Galaxy Orion  ·  8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery

04/10/2026US$7,992

ENDEMIC  ·  8-Day Western Islands: Tagus Cove's Sailor Graffiti

06/10/2026US$10,345

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route AB

06/10/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route ABC

07/10/2026US$3,840

Galaxy Stella  ·  5-Day Northern Islands: Kicker Rock's Shark Channel

07/10/2026US$11,150

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route AB

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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