Swallow-tailed Gull
Creagrus furcatus
- Where
- 6 sites on 5 islands, mostly South
- When
- Year round
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On 77 of 97 routes · 1801 departures in season
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Galápagos Birds: 41 Species and Where to See Them
41
species recorded
17
found only here
15
islands
US$5,450
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
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4 of 4 species shown
almost alwaysoftensometimesnot in this month
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 · 1548 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 · 1588 departures in season
See these departures →Blue-footed Booby
Sula nebouxii
- Where
- 11 sites on 8 islands, mostly South
- When
- Year round, more between Jun and Aug
JFMAMJJASOND
On 83 of 97 routes · 2000 departures in season
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366 of the 2110 upcoming departures put you where the Waved Albatross is, at the time it is there.
366
- 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.
02/12/2026US$7,140
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Southern Islands: Gardner Bay's Sea Lion Pups
6 spotsAsk about this date
11/08/2027US$8,370
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Southern Islands: Gardner Bay's Sea Lion Pups
12 spotsAsk about this date
25/08/2027US$8,370
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Southern Islands: Gardner Bay's Sea Lion Pups
12 spotsAsk about this date
06/10/2027US$8,100
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Southern Islands: Gardner Bay's Sea Lion Pups
12 spotsAsk about this date
21/11/2027US$10,490
ENDEMIC · 8-Day Southern & Western: Dragon Hill's Land Iguanas
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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
✓Coffee, tea and water at any time
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