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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$2,966
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 41 species shown
almost alwaysoftensometimesnot in this month

Floreana Mockingbird

Mimus trifasciatus

Champion Islet
Where
1 site, Champion Islet
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

Not on any itinerary we sell

Galápagos Petrel

Pterodroma phaeopygia

Santa Cruz Highlands
Where
1 site, Santa Cruz Highlands
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 42 of 97 routes · 1093 departures in season

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Galápagos Rail

Laterallus spilonota

Santa Cruz Highlands
Where
1 site, Santa Cruz Highlands
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 42 of 97 routes · 1093 departures in season

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Galápagos Shearwater

Puffinus subalaris

Where
on most islands
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 42 of 97 routes · 981 departures in season

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Waved Albatross

Phoebastria irrorata

Punta Suárez
Where
1 site, Punta Suárez
When
Apr to Dec, peak in Oct
JFMAMJJASOND

On 45 of 97 routes · 841 departures in season

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Española Mockingbird

Mimus macdonaldi

Where
2 sites, mostly South
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 45 of 97 routes · 1010 departures in season

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Galápagos Flycatcher

Myiarchus magnirostris

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

On 66 of 97 routes · 1488 departures in season

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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

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Vermilion Flycatcher

Pyrocephalus nanus

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

On 45 of 97 routes · 1152 departures in season

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1417 of the 2107 upcoming departures put you where the Lava Heron is, at the time it is there.

1417
  • 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$6,632

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

Elizabeth Bay, day 4

Stragglers16 spotsAsk about this date
24/09/2026US$4,140

Alya  ·  5-Day Northern & Western: Bartolome's Endemic Plant

Black Turtle Cove, day 1

Possible4 spotsAsk about this date
24/09/2026US$2,966

Archipel I  ·  5-Day Western Islands: Puerto Egas' Fur Seal Colony

Black Turtle Cove, day 5

Possible2 spotsAsk about this date
26/09/2026US$4,080

EcoGalaxy  ·  6-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill's Restoration

Elizabeth Bay, day 2

Stragglers5 spotsAsk about this date
28/09/2026US$5,415

Alya  ·  6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas

Elizabeth Bay, day 2

Stragglers3 spotsAsk about this date
28/09/2026US$3,320

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

Mosquera Islet, day 2

Possible11 spotsAsk about this date
28/09/2026US$8,300

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BC

Mosquera Islet, day 2

Possible11 spotsAsk about this date
28/09/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BCA

Mosquera Islet, day 2

Possible4 spotsAsk about this date
30/09/2026US$7,140

Galaxy Stella  ·  8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access

Black Turtle Cove, day 8

Possible4 spotsAsk about this date
01/10/2026US$6,035

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

Black Turtle Cove, day 1

Possible7 spotsAsk about this date
01/10/2026US$13,490

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CA

Mosquera Islet, day 8

Possible14 spotsAsk about this date
01/10/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CAB

Mosquera Islet, day 8

Possible14 spotsAsk about this date

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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

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Tribute · Tribute: Route CA
01/10/2026 · 10 nights · from US$13,490
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