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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$3,570
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.

4 of 4 species shown
almost alwaysoftensometimesnot in this month

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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Great Frigatebird

Fregata minor

Where
6 sites on 3 islands, mostly North
When
Year round, more between Mar and Jun
JFMAMJJASOND

On 67 of 97 routes · 1540 departures in season

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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 · 1578 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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629 of the 2108 upcoming departures put you where the Galápagos Flycatcher is, at the time it is there.

629
  • 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$3,570

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

03/10/2026US$10,045

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route CA

03/10/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route CAB

05/10/2026US$10,300

Archipel I  ·  Archipel I: Route AB

06/10/2026US$10,345

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route AB

06/10/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route ABC

07/10/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route ABC

08/10/2026US$6,632

MONIQUE  ·  8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins

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

15/10/2026US$5,992

ENDEMIC  ·  Western Galápagos Islands

21/10/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route ABC

22/10/2026US$6,632

MONIQUE  ·  8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins

25/10/2026US$13,490

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route BC

25/10/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route BCA

27/10/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route BCA

29/10/2026US$7,916

Tribute  ·  7-Day Western Islands: Fernandina's Marine Iguanas

29/10/2026US$13,490

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CA

31/10/2026US$10,045

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route CA

31/10/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route CAB

12/11/2026US$7,916

Tribute  ·  7-Day Western Islands: Fernandina's Marine Iguanas

19/11/2026US$6,632

MONIQUE  ·  8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins

20/11/2026US$8,300

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route AB

20/11/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route ABC

22/11/2026US$13,490

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route BC

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

26/11/2026US$4,491

ENDEMIC  ·  4-Day Western & Southern: Black Turtle Cove's Mangroves

28/11/2026US$10,045

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route CA

28/11/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route CAB

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

03/12/2026US$6,632

MONIQUE  ·  8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins

04/12/2026US$8,300

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route AB

04/12/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route ABC

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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