Galápagos Petrel
Pterodroma phaeopygia
- Where
- 1 site, Santa Cruz Highlands
- When
- Year round
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On 42 of 97 routes · 1083 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
Tap an island to filter the species below. The number is how many species are recorded there.
9 of 11 species shown
almost alwaysoftensometimesnot in this month
Galápagos Rail
Laterallus spilonota
- Where
- 1 site, Santa Cruz Highlands
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 42 of 97 routes · 1083 departures in season
See these departures →Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus nanus
- Where
- 2 sites on 2 islands, mostly Central
- When
- Year round
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On 45 of 97 routes · 1141 departures in season
See these departures →Lava Heron
Butorides sundevalli
- Where
- on most islands
- When
- Year round
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On 62 of 97 routes · 1412 departures in season
See these departures →Darwin's Finches
Geospiza / Camarhynchus spp.
- Where
- on most islands
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 82 of 97 routes · 1977 departures in season
See these departures →Galápagos Barn Owl
Tyto alba punctatissima
- Where
- 1 site, Santa Cruz Highlands
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 42 of 97 routes · 1083 departures in season
See these departures →White-cheeked Pintail
Anas bahamensis
- Where
- 5 sites on 4 islands, mostly South
- When
- Year round
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On 77 of 97 routes · 1829 departures in season
See these departures →Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens
- Where
- 6 sites on 5 islands, mostly North
- When
- Year round, more between Jan and Mar
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On 68 of 97 routes · 1588 departures in season
See these departures →American Flamingo
Phoenicopterus ruber
- Where
- 7 sites on 4 islands, mostly Central
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 79 of 97 routes · 1873 departures in season
See these departures →Select a departure that actually reaches it
1378 of the 2110 upcoming departures put you where the Lava Heron is, at the time it is there.
1378
- 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.
04/10/2026US$9,990
ENDEMIC · 8-Day Western Islands: Tagus Cove's Sailor Graffiti
6 spotsAsk about this date
04/10/2026US$8,304
MONIQUE · 5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
05/10/2026US$5,295
Archipel I · 8-Day Western Islands: Urbina Bay's Coral Uplift
Black Turtle Cove, day 8
05/10/2026US$7,475
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route AB4
Black Turtle Cove, day 8
05/10/2026US$10,300
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route AB
Black Turtle Cove, day 8
06/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route ABC
Black Turtle Cove, day 15
07/10/2026US$3,840
Galaxy Stella · 5-Day Northern Islands: Kicker Rock's Shark Channel
4 spotsAsk about this date
07/10/2026US$4,956
Tribute · 5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony
14 spotsAsk about this date
07/10/2026US$11,150
Tribute · Tribute: Route AB
Black Turtle Cove, day 6
07/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route ABC
Black Turtle Cove, day 6
08/10/2026US$13,264
MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins
1 spotAsk about this date
08/10/2026US$4,600
Alya · 5-Day Northern & Western: Bartolome's Endemic Plant
Black Turtle Cove, day 1
08/10/2026US$5,295
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route A5B4
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
08/10/2026US$2,966
Archipel I · 5-Day Western Islands: Puerto Egas' Fur Seal Colony
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
08/10/2026US$8,345
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route A5B
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
12/10/2026US$5,415
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
2 spotsAsk about this date
12/10/2026US$5,295
Archipel I · 8-Day Southern & Northern: Prince Philip's Booby Steps
1 spotAsk about this date
12/10/2026US$2,036
Archipel I · 4-Day Northern & Western: Sullivan Bay's Fresh Lava
4 spotsAsk about this date
12/10/2026US$3,528
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
5 spotsAsk about this date
12/10/2026US$8,300
Solaris · Solaris: Route BC
Black Turtle Cove, day 9
12/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route BCA
Black Turtle Cove, day 9
14/10/2026US$7,560
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access
Black Turtle Cove, day 8
15/10/2026US$7,490
ENDEMIC · Western Galápagos Islands
Black Turtle Cove, day 4
15/10/2026US$6,390
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western & Northern: Rabida's Red Sand Beach
Black Turtle Cove, day 1
15/10/2026US$4,080
EcoGalaxy · 6-Day Central & Northern: Bartolome's Pinnacle Rock
Black Turtle Cove, day 1
16/10/2026US$4,150
Solaris · 5-Day Southern Islands: Devil's Crown Hammerhead Sharks
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
16/10/2026US$10,345
Solaris · Solaris: Route CA
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
16/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route CAB
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
18/10/2026US$8,304
MONIQUE · 5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
20/10/2026US$9,904
ELITE · 5-Day Northern & Western: Darwin Bay's Flooded Caldera
Black Turtle Cove, day 4
20/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route ABC
Black Turtle Cove, day 15
21/10/2026US$4,956
Tribute · 5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony
13 spotsAsk about this date
21/10/2026US$11,150
Tribute · Tribute: Route AB
Black Turtle Cove, day 6
21/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route ABC
Black Turtle Cove, day 6
22/10/2026US$13,264
MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins
7 spotsAsk about this date
22/10/2026US$4,140
Alya · 5-Day Northern & Western: Bartolome's Endemic Plant
Black Turtle Cove, day 1
24/10/2026US$6,745
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western Islands: Albemarle Point's WWII Ruins
1 spotAsk about this date
25/10/2026US$5,576
Tribute · 5-Day Northern & Eastern: Genovesa's Daylight-Hunting Owl
Black Turtle Cove, day 2
25/10/2026US$13,490
Tribute · Tribute: Route BC
Black Turtle Cove, day 2
25/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route BCA
Black Turtle Cove, day 2
26/10/2026US$5,415
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
1 spotAsk about this date
26/10/2026US$2,036
Archipel I · 4-Day Northern & Western: Sullivan Bay's Fresh Lava
2 spotsAsk about this date
26/10/2026US$3,735
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
2 spotsAsk about this date
26/10/2026US$8,300
Solaris · Solaris: Route BC
Black Turtle Cove, day 9
26/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route BCA
Black Turtle Cove, day 9
29/10/2026US$4,080
EcoGalaxy · 6-Day Central & Northern: Bartolome's Pinnacle Rock
Black Turtle Cove, day 1
30/10/2026US$4,150
Solaris · 5-Day Southern Islands: Devil's Crown Hammerhead Sharks
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
30/10/2026US$10,345
Solaris · Solaris: Route CA
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
01/11/2026US$8,304
MONIQUE · 5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
04/11/2026US$4,080
Galaxy Stella · 5-Day Northern Islands: Kicker Rock's Shark Channel
5 spotsAsk about this date
04/11/2026US$5,576
Tribute · 5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony
7 spotsAsk about this date
07/11/2026US$7,100
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western Islands: Albemarle Point's WWII Ruins
2 spotsAsk about this date
09/11/2026US$5,700
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
1 spotAsk about this date
09/11/2026US$2,395
Archipel I · 4-Day Northern & Western: Sullivan Bay's Fresh Lava
2 spotsAsk about this date
12/11/2026US$6,035
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western & Northern: Rabida's Red Sand Beach
Black Turtle Cove, day 1
14/11/2026US$14,382
GRAND OCEAN SPRAY · 6-Day Western Islands: Fernandina's Underwater Iguanas
5 spotsAsk about this date
15/11/2026
MONIQUE · 5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
18/11/2026US$4,080
Galaxy Stella · 5-Day Northern Islands: Kicker Rock's Shark Channel
4 spotsAsk about this date
19/11/2026US$13,264
MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins
6 spotsAsk about this date
19/11/2026US$4,140
Alya · 5-Day Northern & Western: Bartolome's Endemic Plant
Black Turtle Cove, day 1
21/11/2026US$4,845
EcoGalaxy · 6-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill's Restoration
2 spotsAsk about this date
22/11/2026US$5,576
Tribute · 5-Day Northern & Eastern: Genovesa's Daylight-Hunting Owl
Black Turtle Cove, day 2
22/11/2026US$13,490
Tribute · Tribute: Route BC
Black Turtle Cove, day 2
22/11/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route BCA
Black Turtle Cove, day 2
23/11/2026US$3,735
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
1 spotAsk about this date
23/11/2026US$8,300
Solaris · Solaris: Route BC
Black Turtle Cove, day 9
23/11/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route BCA
Black Turtle Cove, day 9
26/11/2026US$6,035
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western & Northern: Rabida's Red Sand Beach
Black Turtle Cove, day 1
26/11/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route CAB
Black Turtle Cove, day 12
26/11/2026US$4,990
ENDEMIC · 4-Day Western & Southern: Black Turtle Cove's Mangroves
Black Turtle Cove, day 4
27/11/2026US$4,150
Solaris · 5-Day Southern Islands: Devil's Crown Hammerhead Sharks
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
28/11/2026US$10,745
GRAND OCEAN SPRAY · 8-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Sunfish
15 spotsAsk about this date
29/11/2026US$9,990
ENDEMIC · 8-Day Western Islands: Tagus Cove's Sailor Graffiti
2 spotsAsk about this date
02/12/2026US$4,080
Galaxy Stella · 5-Day Northern Islands: Kicker Rock's Shark Channel
8 spotsAsk about this date
02/12/2026US$4,956
Tribute · 5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony
14 spotsAsk about this date
02/12/2026US$11,150
Tribute · Tribute: Route AB
Black Turtle Cove, day 6
02/12/2026US$7,140
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Southern Islands: Gardner Bay's Sea Lion Pups
6 spotsAsk about this date
03/12/2026US$13,264
MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins
16 spotsAsk about this date
03/12/2026US$4,370
Alya · 5-Day Northern & Western: Bartolome's Endemic Plant
Black Turtle Cove, day 1
05/12/2026US$5,350
GRAND OCEAN SPRAY · 4-Day Southern Islands: Black Turtle Cove Sanctuary
Black Turtle Cove, day 4
06/12/2026US$4,956
Tribute · 5-Day Northern & Eastern: Genovesa's Daylight-Hunting Owl
Black Turtle Cove, day 2
07/12/2026US$4,150
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
6 spotsAsk about this date
07/12/2026US$8,300
Solaris · Solaris: Route BC
Black Turtle Cove, day 9
07/12/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route BCA
Black Turtle Cove, day 9
08/12/2026US$6,690
GRAND OCEAN SPRAY · 5-Day Northern & Western: Prince Philip's Boobies
3 spotsAsk about this date
09/12/2026US$8,400
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access
Black Turtle Cove, day 8
10/12/2026US$4,990
ENDEMIC · 4-Day Western & Southern: Black Turtle Cove's Mangroves
Black Turtle Cove, day 4
10/12/2026US$6,745
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western & Northern: Rabida's Red Sand Beach
Black Turtle Cove, day 1
11/12/2026US$3,320
Solaris · 5-Day Southern Islands: Devil's Crown Hammerhead Sharks
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
12/12/2026US$4,200
Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery
2 spotsAsk about this date
13/12/2026US$9,990
ENDEMIC · 8-Day Western Islands: Tagus Cove's Sailor Graffiti
2 spotsAsk about this date
13/12/2026US$8,304
MONIQUE · 5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
14/12/2026US$5,295
Archipel I · 8-Day Western Islands: Urbina Bay's Coral Uplift
Black Turtle Cove, day 8
15/12/2026US$6,190
ELITE · 5-Day Northern & Western: Darwin Bay's Flooded Caldera
Black Turtle Cove, day 4
16/12/2026US$4,956
Tribute · 5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony
13 spotsAsk about this date
16/12/2026US$11,150
Tribute · Tribute: Route AB
Black Turtle Cove, day 6
17/12/2026US$4,600
Alya · 5-Day Northern & Western: Bartolome's Endemic Plant
Black Turtle Cove, day 1
17/12/2026US$3,295
Archipel I · 5-Day Western Islands: Puerto Egas' Fur Seal Colony
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
20/12/2026US$7,124
Tribute · 5-Day Northern & Eastern: Genovesa's Daylight-Hunting Owl
Black Turtle Cove, day 2
24/12/2026US$10,650
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western & Northern: Rabida's Red Sand Beach
Black Turtle Cove, day 1
26/12/2026US$6,300
Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery
1 spotAsk about this date
31/12/2026US$6,900
Alya · 5-Day Northern & Western: Bartolome's Endemic Plant
Black Turtle Cove, day 1
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