Swallow-tailed Gull
Creagrus furcatus
- Where
- 6 sites on 5 islands, mostly South
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 77 of 97 routes · 1794 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$1,800
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 · 890 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 · 1329 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 · 1462 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 · 1130 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 · 1833 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 · 1540 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 · 1578 departures in season
See these departures →Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
- Where
- on most islands
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 83 of 97 routes · 2034 departures in season
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612 of the 2108 upcoming departures put you where the Waved Albatross is, at the time it is there.
612
- 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.
27/09/2026US$3,600
Galaxy Stella · 4-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Fur Seals
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06/10/2026US$5,130
Galaxy Sirius · 5-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Sea Lion Colony
4 spotsAsk about this date
11/10/2026US$1,800
Galaxy Stella · 4-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Fur Seals
4 spotsAsk about this date
12/10/2026US$5,295
Archipel I · 8-Day Southern & Northern: Prince Philip's Booby Steps
1 spotAsk about this date
15/10/2026US$3,295
Archipel I · 5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Bold Mockingbird
1 spotAsk about this date
20/10/2026US$4,845
Galaxy Sirius · 5-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Sea Lion Colony
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✓All excursions and landings listed in the itinerary
✓Snorkelling gear and wetsuit
✓Kayaks and stand-up paddleboards on board
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