Swallow-tailed Gull
Creagrus furcatus
- Where
- 6 sites on 5 islands, mostly South
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 77 of 97 routes · 1821 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$1,990
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
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
- Where
- 2 sites on 2 islands, mostly South
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 41 of 97 routes · 913 departures in season
See these departures →Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
- Where
- 3 sites on 3 islands, mostly South
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 58 of 97 routes · 1354 departures in season
See these departures →Frigatebird
Fregata spp.
- Where
- 4 sites on 3 islands, mostly South
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 65 of 97 routes · 1484 departures in season
See these departures →Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
- Where
- 5 sites on 4 islands, mostly North
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 53 of 97 routes · 1152 departures in season
See these departures →White-cheeked Pintail
Anas bahamensis
- Where
- 5 sites on 4 islands, mostly South
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 77 of 97 routes · 1856 departures in season
See these departures →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 · 1561 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
JFMAMJJASOND
On 68 of 97 routes · 1599 departures in season
See these departures →Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
- Where
- on most islands
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 83 of 97 routes · 2058 departures in season
See these departures →Select a departure that actually reaches it
729 of the 2133 upcoming departures put you where the Ruddy Turnstone is, at the time it is there.
729
- 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.
29/09/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route BCA
Cerro Brujo, day 14
02/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route CAB
Cerro Brujo, day 15
03/10/2026US$10,045
Treasure · Treasure: Route CA
Cerro Brujo, day 10
03/10/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route CAB
Cerro Brujo, day 10
05/10/2026US$10,300
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route AB
Cerro Brujo, day 14
06/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route ABC
Cerro Brujo, day 11
08/10/2026US$8,345
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route A5B
Cerro Brujo, day 11
09/10/2026US$3,528
Treasure · 5-Day Northern & Western: Punta Pitt's Triple Boobies
Cerro Brujo, day 4
09/10/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route ABC
Cerro Brujo, day 4
10/10/2026US$7,992
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
Cerro Brujo, day 7
12/10/2026US$5,295
Archipel I · 8-Day Southern & Northern: Prince Philip's Booby Steps
Cerro Brujo, day 7
12/10/2026US$3,528
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
Cerro Brujo, day 5
13/10/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route BCA
Cerro Brujo, day 14
15/10/2026US$3,295
Archipel I · 5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Bold Mockingbird
Cerro Brujo, day 4
16/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route CAB
Cerro Brujo, day 15
20/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route ABC
Cerro Brujo, day 11
24/10/2026US$7,992
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
Cerro Brujo, day 7
24/10/2026US$1,990
Galaxy Orion · 5-Day Western & Southern: San Cristobal's Highlands
Cerro Brujo, day 4
26/10/2026US$3,735
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
Cerro Brujo, day 5
27/10/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route BCA
Cerro Brujo, day 14
31/10/2026US$10,045
Treasure · Treasure: Route CA
Cerro Brujo, day 10
31/10/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route CAB
Cerro Brujo, day 10
06/11/2026US$4,150
Treasure · 5-Day Northern & Western: Punta Pitt's Triple Boobies
Cerro Brujo, day 4
08/11/2026US$4,952
ENDEMIC · 5-Day Southern Islands: Lonesome George's Legacy
Cerro Brujo, day 2
20/11/2026US$4,150
Treasure · 5-Day Northern & Western: Punta Pitt's Triple Boobies
Cerro Brujo, day 4
20/11/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route ABC
Cerro Brujo, day 4
21/11/2026US$9,990
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
Cerro Brujo, day 7
21/11/2026US$2,255
Galaxy Orion · 5-Day Western & Southern: San Cristobal's Highlands
Cerro Brujo, day 4
22/11/2026US$5,571
ENDEMIC · 5-Day Southern Islands: Lonesome George's Legacy
Cerro Brujo, day 2
23/11/2026US$3,735
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
Cerro Brujo, day 5
24/11/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route BCA
Cerro Brujo, day 14
28/11/2026US$10,045
Treasure · Treasure: Route CA
Cerro Brujo, day 10
28/11/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route CAB
Cerro Brujo, day 10
04/12/2026US$3,528
Treasure · 5-Day Northern & Western: Punta Pitt's Triple Boobies
Cerro Brujo, day 4
04/12/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route ABC
Cerro Brujo, day 4
05/12/2026US$5,350
GRAND OCEAN SPRAY · 4-Day Southern Islands: Black Turtle Cove Sanctuary
Cerro Brujo, day 2
07/12/2026US$4,150
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
Cerro Brujo, day 5
08/12/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route BCA
Cerro Brujo, day 14
19/12/2026US$2,650
Galaxy Orion · 5-Day Western & Southern: San Cristobal's Highlands
Cerro Brujo, day 4
24/12/2026US$3,789
Archipel I · 5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Bold Mockingbird
Cerro Brujo, day 4
02/01/2027US$5,650
GRAND OCEAN SPRAY · 4-Day Southern Islands: Black Turtle Cove Sanctuary
Cerro Brujo, day 2
02/01/2027US$2,915
Galaxy Orion · 5-Day Western & Southern: San Cristobal's Highlands
Cerro Brujo, day 4
04/01/2027US$3,698
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
Cerro Brujo, day 5
07/01/2027US$3,395
Archipel I · 5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Bold Mockingbird
Cerro Brujo, day 4
07/01/2027US$5,450
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route B5A4
Cerro Brujo, day 4
15/01/2027US$4,350
Treasure · 5-Day Northern & Western: Punta Pitt's Triple Boobies
Cerro Brujo, day 4
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