Lava Gull
Leucophaeus fuliginosus
- Where
- 2 sites on 2 islands, mostly North
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 43 of 97 routes · 986 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$2,036
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
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9 of 15 species shown
almost alwaysoftensometimesnot in this month
Galápagos Mockingbird
Mimus parvulus
- Where
- 3 sites on 3 islands, mostly North
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 66 of 97 routes · 1489 departures in season
See these departures →Galápagos Dove
Zenaida galapagoensis
- Where
- 4 sites on 4 islands, mostly South
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 75 of 97 routes · 1777 departures in season
See these departures →Lava Heron
Butorides sundevalli
- Where
- on most islands
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 62 of 97 routes · 1417 departures in season
See these departures →Swallow-tailed Gull
Creagrus furcatus
- Where
- 6 sites on 5 islands, mostly South
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 77 of 97 routes · 1793 departures in season
See these departures →Galápagos Hawk
Buteo galapagoensis
- Where
- 7 sites on 6 islands, mostly West
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 82 of 97 routes · 2032 departures in season
See these departures →Wedge-rumped Storm Petrel
Hydrobates tethys
- Where
- 1 site, Prince Philip's Steps
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 38 of 97 routes · 843 departures in season
See these departures →Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
- Where
- 1 site, Darwin Bay
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 38 of 97 routes · 843 departures in season
See these departures →Galápagos Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus galapagoensis
- Where
- 2 sites on 2 islands, mostly North
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 49 of 97 routes · 1070 departures in season
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843 of the 2107 upcoming departures put you where the Lava Gull is, at the time it is there.
843
- 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.
24/09/2026US$4,140
Alya · 5-Day Northern & Western: Bartolome's Endemic Plant
Darwin Bay, day 2
28/09/2026US$3,320
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
Darwin Bay, day 3
28/09/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route BCA
Darwin Bay, day 3
01/10/2026US$6,035
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western & Northern: Rabida's Red Sand Beach
Darwin Bay, day 5
01/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route CAB
Darwin Bay, day 13
02/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route CAB
Darwin Bay, day 13
03/10/2026US$3,570
Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery
Darwin Bay, day 7
04/10/2026US$7,992
ENDEMIC · 8-Day Western Islands: Tagus Cove's Sailor Graffiti
Darwin Bay, day 2
04/10/2026US$4,152
MONIQUE · 5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel
Darwin Bay, day 4
05/10/2026US$7,475
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route AB4
Darwin Bay, day 9
05/10/2026US$10,300
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route AB
Darwin Bay, day 9
06/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route ABC
Darwin Bay, day 9
07/10/2026US$3,840
Galaxy Stella · 5-Day Northern Islands: Kicker Rock's Shark Channel
Darwin Bay, day 3
07/10/2026US$11,150
Tribute · Tribute: Route AB
Darwin Bay, day 7
07/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route ABC
Darwin Bay, day 7
08/10/2026US$5,295
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route A5B4
Darwin Bay, day 6
08/10/2026US$8,345
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route A5B
Darwin Bay, day 6
12/10/2026US$5,295
Archipel I · 8-Day Southern & Northern: Prince Philip's Booby Steps
Darwin Bay, day 2
12/10/2026US$2,036
Archipel I · 4-Day Northern & Western: Sullivan Bay's Fresh Lava
Darwin Bay, day 2
12/10/2026US$3,528
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
Darwin Bay, day 3
12/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route BCA
Darwin Bay, day 3
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