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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.

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 · 1488 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 · 1152 departures in season

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Lava Heron

Butorides sundevalli

Where
on most islands
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 62 of 97 routes · 1417 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 · 996 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 · 1977 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 · 2032 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 · 1856 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 · 845 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 · 971 departures in season

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666 of the 2107 upcoming departures put you where the Vermilion Flycatcher is, at the time it is there.

666
  • 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

Sierra Negra, day 3

Stragglers6 spotsAsk about this date
26/09/2026US$4,080

EcoGalaxy  ·  6-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill's Restoration

28/09/2026US$5,415

Alya  ·  6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas

28/09/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BCA

29/09/2026US$10,345

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route BC

Sierra Negra, day 7

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

Treasure  ·  Treasure: Route BCA

Sierra Negra, day 7

Stragglers2 spotsAsk about this date
30/09/2026US$7,140

Galaxy Stella  ·  8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access

01/10/2026US$13,490

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CA

Sierra Negra, day 2

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

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CAB

Sierra Negra, day 2

Stragglers14 spotsAsk about this date
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

Sierra Negra, day 3

Stragglers2 spotsAsk about this date

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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

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Treasure · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill Land Iguanas
03/10/2026 · 6 nights · from US$5,576
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