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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.

3 of 3 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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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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Blue-footed Booby

Sula nebouxii

Where
11 sites on 8 islands, mostly South
When
Year round, more between Jun and Aug
JFMAMJJASOND

On 83 of 97 routes · 1995 departures in season

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

340
  • 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$13,490

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CA

01/10/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CAB

02/10/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route CAB

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$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

12/10/2026US$3,528

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

12/10/2026US$8,300

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BC

12/10/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BCA

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

29/10/2026US$13,490

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CA

04/11/2026US$5,576

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

22/11/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route BCA

23/11/2026US$3,735

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

23/11/2026US$8,300

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BC

23/11/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BCA

26/11/2026US$13,490

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CA

26/11/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CAB

29/11/2026US$8,563

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

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

06/12/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route BCA

07/12/2026US$4,150

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

07/12/2026US$8,300

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BC

07/12/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BCA

10/12/2026US$13,490

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CA

10/12/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CAB

13/12/2026US$9,990

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

16/12/2026US$4,956

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

16/12/2026US$11,150

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route AB

04/01/2027US$3,698

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

07/01/2027US$15,745

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CA

07/01/2027US$22,240

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CAB

13/01/2027US$6,495

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

13/01/2027US$12,990

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route AB

18/01/2027US$3,698

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

27/01/2027US$6,495

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

27/01/2027US$12,990

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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