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Galápagos Birds: 41 Species and Where to See Them

41
species recorded
17
found only here
15
islands
US$5,576
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 23 species shown
almost alwaysoftensometimesnot in this month

Galápagos Flycatcher

Myiarchus magnirostris

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

On 66 of 97 routes · 1494 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 · 1155 departures in season

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Lava Heron

Butorides sundevalli

Where
on most islands
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 62 of 97 routes · 1419 departures in season

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Flightless Cormorant

Nannopterum harrisi

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

On 42 of 97 routes · 1003 departures in season

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Darwin's Finches

Geospiza / Camarhynchus spp.

Where
on most islands
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 82 of 97 routes · 1978 departures in season

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Galápagos Hawk

Buteo galapagoensis

Where
7 sites on 6 islands, mostly West
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 82 of 97 routes · 2033 departures in season

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Galápagos Penguin

Spheniscus mendiculus

Where
8 sites on 5 islands, mostly West
When
Year round, more between Jun and Nov
JFMAMJJASOND

On 78 of 97 routes · 1861 departures in season

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Brown Noddy

Anous stolidus

Punta Vicente Roca
Where
1 site, Punta Vicente Roca
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 36 of 97 routes · 853 departures in season

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Common Gallinule

Gallinula galeata

Punta Moreno
Where
1 site, Punta Moreno
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 40 of 97 routes · 976 departures in season

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571 of the 2108 upcoming departures put you where the Ruddy Turnstone is, at the time it is there.

571
  • 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.
26/09/2026US$7,992

ELITE  ·  8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds

28/09/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BCA

Isabela Wetlands, day 10

Stragglers4 spotsAsk about this date
29/09/2026US$10,345

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route BC

Isabela Wetlands, day 7

Stragglers2 spotsAsk about this date
29/09/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route BCA

Isabela Wetlands, day 7

Stragglers2 spotsAsk about this date
01/10/2026US$13,490

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CA

Isabela Wetlands, day 2

Stragglers14 spotsAsk about this date
01/10/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CAB

Isabela Wetlands, day 2

Stragglers14 spotsAsk about this date
02/10/2026US$10,345

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route CA

Isabela Wetlands, day 6

Stragglers4 spotsAsk about this date
02/10/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route CAB

Isabela Wetlands, day 6

Stragglers4 spotsAsk about this date
03/10/2026US$5,576

Treasure  ·  7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill Land Iguanas

Isabela Wetlands, day 3

Stragglers2 spotsAsk about this date
03/10/2026US$10,045

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route CA

Isabela Wetlands, day 3

Stragglers2 spotsAsk about this date
03/10/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route CAB

Isabela Wetlands, day 3

Stragglers2 spotsAsk about this date
05/10/2026US$10,300

Archipel I  ·  Archipel I: Route AB

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✓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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Treasure · Treasure: Route BCA
29/09/2026 · 14 nights · from US$14,095
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