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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$2,036
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.

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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870 of the 2108 upcoming departures put you where the Red-billed Tropicbird is, at the time it is there.

870
  • 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.
25/09/2026US$3,320

Treasure  ·  5-Day Northern & Western: Punta Pitt's Triple Boobies

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

29/09/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route BCA

01/10/2026US$6,035

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

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$5,295

Archipel I  ·  8-Day Western Islands: Urbina Bay's Coral Uplift

05/10/2026US$2,036

Archipel I  ·  4-Day Southern & Northern: Chinese Hat's Shark Channel

05/10/2026US$7,475

Archipel I  ·  Archipel I: Route AB4

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$3,840

Galaxy Stella  ·  5-Day Northern Islands: Kicker Rock's Shark Channel

07/10/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route ABC

09/10/2026US$3,735

Treasure  ·  5-Day Northern & Western: Punta Pitt's Triple Boobies

09/10/2026US$8,300

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route AB

09/10/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: 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

13/10/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route BCA

15/10/2026US$5,992

ENDEMIC  ·  Western Galápagos Islands

15/10/2026US$6,390

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

15/10/2026US$4,335

EcoGalaxy  ·  6-Day Western & Northern: Bartolome's Pinnacle Rock

21/10/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route ABC

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$4,080

EcoGalaxy  ·  6-Day Western & Northern: Bartolome's Pinnacle Rock

29/10/2026US$13,490

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CA

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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