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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$3,570
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.

1 of 1 species shown
almost alwaysoftensometimesnot in this month

Galápagos Hawk

Buteo galapagoensis

Where
7 sites on 6 islands, mostly West
When
Year round
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On 82 of 97 routes · 2033 departures in season

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421 of the 2108 upcoming departures put you where the Galápagos Short-eared Owl is, at the time it is there.

421
  • 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.
28/09/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BCA

29/09/2026US$10,345

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route BC

29/09/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route BCA

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$5,576

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

03/10/2026US$10,045

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route CA

03/10/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route CAB

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

08/10/2026US$5,295

Archipel I  ·  Archipel I: Route A5B4

08/10/2026US$8,345

Archipel I  ·  Archipel I: Route A5B

09/10/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route ABC

12/10/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BCA

13/10/2026US$10,345

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route BC

13/10/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route BCA

17/10/2026US$5,266

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

20/10/2026US$4,952

ELITE  ·  5-Day Northern & Western: Darwin Bay's Flooded Caldera

27/10/2026US$10,345

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route BC

27/10/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route BCA

31/10/2026US$6,195

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

31/10/2026US$10,045

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route CA

31/10/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route CAB

20/11/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route ABC

23/11/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BCA

24/11/2026US$10,345

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route BC

24/11/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route BCA

28/11/2026US$6,195

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

28/11/2026US$10,045

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route CA

28/11/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route CAB

04/12/2026US$14,095

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route ABC

07/12/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BCA

08/12/2026US$6,690

GRAND OCEAN SPRAY  ·  5-Day Northern & Western: Prince Philip's Boobies

08/12/2026US$10,345

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route BC

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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