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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$3,320
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.

3 of 3 species shown
almost alwaysoftensometimesnot in this month

Lava Gull

Leucophaeus fuliginosus

Where
2 sites on 2 islands, mostly North
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 43 of 97 routes · 988 departures in season

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Lava Heron

Butorides sundevalli

Where
on most islands
When
Year round
JFMAMJJASOND

On 62 of 97 routes · 1419 departures in season

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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 · 1995 departures in season

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28/09/2026US$3,320

Solaris  ·  5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana

Mosquera Islet, day 2

Stragglers11 spotsAsk about this date
28/09/2026US$8,300

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BC

Mosquera Islet, day 2

Stragglers11 spotsAsk about this date
28/09/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BCA

Mosquera Islet, day 2

Stragglers4 spotsAsk about this date
01/10/2026US$13,490

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CA

Mosquera Islet, day 8

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

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CAB

Mosquera Islet, day 8

Stragglers14 spotsAsk about this date
02/10/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route CAB

Mosquera Islet, day 12

Stragglers4 spotsAsk about this date
03/10/2026US$3,992

ELITE  ·  4-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony

Mosquera Islet, day 4

Stragglers5 spotsAsk about this date
04/10/2026US$7,992

ENDEMIC  ·  8-Day Western Islands: Tagus Cove's Sailor Graffiti

Mosquera Islet, day 8

Stragglers4 spotsAsk about this date
06/10/2026US$10,345

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route AB

Mosquera Islet, day 8

Stragglers4 spotsAsk about this date
06/10/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route ABC

Mosquera Islet, day 8

Stragglers4 spotsAsk about this date
07/10/2026US$4,956

Tribute  ·  5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony

Mosquera Islet, day 2

Stragglers14 spotsAsk about this date
07/10/2026US$11,150

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route AB

Mosquera Islet, day 2

Stragglers14 spotsAsk about this date
07/10/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route ABC

Mosquera Islet, day 2

Stragglers14 spotsAsk about this date
08/10/2026US$6,632

MONIQUE  ·  8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins

Mosquera Islet, day 7

Stragglers1 spotAsk about this date
12/10/2026US$3,528

Solaris  ·  5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana

Mosquera Islet, day 2

Stragglers5 spotsAsk about this date
12/10/2026US$8,300

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BC

Mosquera Islet, day 2

Stragglers5 spotsAsk about this date
12/10/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BCA

Mosquera Islet, day 2

Stragglers5 spotsAsk about this date
21/10/2026US$4,956

Tribute  ·  5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony

Mosquera Islet, day 2

Stragglers11 spotsAsk about this date
21/10/2026US$11,150

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route AB

Mosquera Islet, day 2

Stragglers4 spotsAsk about this date
21/10/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route ABC

Mosquera Islet, day 2

Stragglers4 spotsAsk about this date
22/10/2026US$6,632

MONIQUE  ·  8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins

Mosquera Islet, day 7

Stragglers7 spotsAsk about this date
22/10/2026US$4,370

Alya  ·  5-Day Northern & Western: Bartolome's Endemic Plant

Mosquera Islet, day 4

Stragglers3 spotsAsk about this date
25/10/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route BCA

Mosquera Islet, day 12

Stragglers4 spotsAsk about this date
29/10/2026US$13,490

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CA

Mosquera Islet, day 8

Stragglers7 spotsAsk about this date
31/10/2026US$3,992

ELITE  ·  4-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony

Mosquera Islet, day 4

Stragglers6 spotsAsk about this date
04/11/2026US$5,576

Tribute  ·  5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony

Mosquera Islet, day 2

Stragglers7 spotsAsk about this date
19/11/2026US$6,632

MONIQUE  ·  8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins

Mosquera Islet, day 7

Stragglers6 spotsAsk about this date
19/11/2026US$4,140

Alya  ·  5-Day Northern & Western: Bartolome's Endemic Plant

Mosquera Islet, day 4

Stragglers8 spotsAsk about this date
22/11/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route BCA

Mosquera Islet, day 12

Stragglers6 spotsAsk about this date
23/11/2026US$3,735

Solaris  ·  5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana

Mosquera Islet, day 2

Stragglers1 spotAsk about this date
23/11/2026US$8,300

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BC

Mosquera Islet, day 2

Stragglers1 spotAsk about this date
23/11/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BCA

Mosquera Islet, day 2

Stragglers1 spotAsk about this date
26/11/2026US$13,490

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CA

Mosquera Islet, day 8

Stragglers14 spotsAsk about this date
26/11/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CAB

Mosquera Islet, day 8

Stragglers10 spotsAsk about this date
29/11/2026US$8,563

ENDEMIC  ·  8-Day Western Islands: Tagus Cove's Sailor Graffiti

Mosquera Islet, day 8

Stragglers2 spotsAsk about this date
02/12/2026US$4,956

Tribute  ·  5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony

Mosquera Islet, day 2

Stragglers14 spotsAsk about this date
02/12/2026US$11,150

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route AB

Mosquera Islet, day 2

Stragglers10 spotsAsk about this date
02/12/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route ABC

Mosquera Islet, day 2

Stragglers10 spotsAsk about this date
03/12/2026US$6,632

MONIQUE  ·  8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins

Mosquera Islet, day 7

Stragglers14 spotsAsk about this date
03/12/2026US$4,370

Alya  ·  5-Day Northern & Western: Bartolome's Endemic Plant

Mosquera Islet, day 4

Stragglers1 spotAsk about this date
06/12/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route BCA

Mosquera Islet, day 12

Stragglers9 spotsAsk about this date
07/12/2026US$4,150

Solaris  ·  5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana

Mosquera Islet, day 2

Stragglers3 spotsAsk about this date
07/12/2026US$8,300

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BC

Mosquera Islet, day 2

Stragglers3 spotsAsk about this date
07/12/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BCA

Mosquera Islet, day 2

Stragglers3 spotsAsk about this date
08/12/2026US$6,690

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

Mosquera Islet, day 5

Stragglers5 spotsAsk about this date
10/12/2026US$13,490

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CA

Mosquera Islet, day 8

Stragglers9 spotsAsk about this date
10/12/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CAB

Mosquera Islet, day 8

Stragglers9 spotsAsk about this date
12/12/2026US$3,327

ELITE  ·  4-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony

Mosquera Islet, day 4

Stragglers5 spotsAsk about this date

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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06/12/2026 · 14 nights · from US$18,000
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