Galápagos Shearwater
Puffinus subalaris
- Where
- on most islands
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 42 of 97 routes · 981 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.
6 of 6 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 · 1793 departures in season
See these departures →Frigatebird
Fregata spp.
- Where
- 4 sites on 3 islands, mostly South
- When
- Year round
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On 65 of 97 routes · 1460 departures in season
See these departures →Red-billed Tropicbird
Phaethon aethereus
- Where
- 5 sites on 4 islands, mostly North
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 71 of 97 routes · 1673 departures in season
See these departures →Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
- Where
- on most islands
- When
- Year round
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On 83 of 97 routes · 2033 departures in season
See these departures →Nazca Booby
Sula granti
- Where
- 8 sites on 7 islands, mostly South
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 81 of 97 routes · 1961 departures in season
See these departures →Select a departure that actually reaches it
981 of the 2107 upcoming departures put you where the Red-billed Tropicbird is, at the time it is there.
981
- 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
South Plaza Trail, day 3
26/09/2026US$2,120
Galaxy Orion · 5-Day Western & Southern: San Cristobal's Highlands
South Plaza Trail, day 3
28/09/2026US$3,320
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
South Plaza Trail, day 4
28/09/2026US$8,300
Solaris · Solaris: Route BC
South Plaza Trail, day 4
28/09/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route BCA
South Plaza Trail, day 4
29/09/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route BCA
South Plaza Trail, day 13
01/10/2026US$13,490
Tribute · Tribute: Route CA
South Plaza Trail, day 8
01/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route CAB
South Plaza Trail, day 8
02/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route CAB
South Plaza Trail, day 14
03/10/2026US$10,045
Treasure · Treasure: Route CA
South Plaza Trail, day 9
03/10/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route CAB
South Plaza Trail, day 9
04/10/2026US$4,152
MONIQUE · 5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel
South Plaza Trail, day 2
05/10/2026US$5,295
Archipel I · 8-Day Western Islands: Urbina Bay's Coral Uplift
South Plaza Trail, day 2
05/10/2026US$2,036
Archipel I · 4-Day Southern & Northern: Chinese Hat's Shark Channel
South Plaza Trail, day 2
05/10/2026US$7,475
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route AB4
South Plaza Trail, day 2
05/10/2026US$10,300
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route AB
South Plaza Trail, day 2
06/10/2026US$5,130
Galaxy Sirius · 5-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Sea Lion Colony
South Plaza Trail, day 4
06/10/2026US$10,345
Solaris · Solaris: Route AB
South Plaza Trail, day 10
06/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route ABC
South Plaza Trail, day 10
07/10/2026US$3,840
Galaxy Stella · 5-Day Northern Islands: Kicker Rock's Shark Channel
South Plaza Trail, day 2
07/10/2026US$4,956
Tribute · 5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony
South Plaza Trail, day 2
07/10/2026US$11,150
Tribute · Tribute: Route AB
South Plaza Trail, day 2
07/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route ABC
South Plaza Trail, day 2
09/10/2026US$3,735
Treasure · 5-Day Northern & Western: Punta Pitt's Triple Boobies
South Plaza Trail, day 3
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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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