23 Galapagos Sea Birds List

Of resident sea birds, 8 species are endemic to the Galapagos Islands:

Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata)

• Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata)
• Galapagos penguin (Sphensicus mendiculus)
• Galapagos petrel (Pterodroma galapagensis)
• Lava gull (Larus fuliginosus)
• Galapagos shearwater (Puffinus galapagensis)
• Nazca booby (Sula granti)
• Flightless cormorant (Nannopterum harrisi)
• Swallow-tailed gull (Larus furcatus)

There are also 7 endemic subspecies that are found only in the Galapagos:

• Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
• Blue-footed booby (Slua nebouxii excisa)
• Red-footed booby (Slua slua websteri)
• Galapagos storm petrel (Oceanodroma tethys tethys)
• Elliot’s storm petrel (Oceanites gracilis galapagoensis)
• Brown noddy (Anous stolidus galapagensis)
• Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis urinator)

The other birds on this list of 23 Galapagos seabirds are either residents or just visiting.

1. Magnificent Frigatebird
2. Great Frigatebird
3. Red-billed Tropicbird
4. Galapagos Petrel/Hawaiian Petrel
5. Franklin’s Gull
6. Laughing Gull
   
   

   Red-footed booby (Slua slua websteri)

7. Swallow-tailed Gull
8. Lava Gull
9. Galapagos Searwater
10. Brown Noddy
11. Waved Albatross
12. Galapagos Penguin
13. Madeiran (Band-rumped/ Harcourt’s) Storm Petrel
14. Castro’s Storm Petrel
15. Galapagos Storm Petrel
16. Brown Pelican
17. Common Turn
18. Sooty Turn
19. Royal Turn
20. Flightless Cormorant
21. Blue-footed Booby
22. Red-footed Booby
23. Nazca Booby

37 Galapagos Land Birds List

• Yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia aureola)>

• Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus galapagoensis)
• Barn owl (Tyto alba punctatissima)

There are 22 endemic Galapagos land birds (including 13 species of Darwin’s finches) which you will see in bold on the following list:

1. 1. Yellow Warbler
   2. Osprey/Fish Eagle
   3. Smooth-billed Ani

      

      Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)

   4. Barn Owl
   5. Short-eared Owl
   6. Bobolink
   7. Galapagos Martin (Progne modesta modesta)
   8. Purple Martin
   9. Galapagos Mockingbird (Nesomimus parvulis)
   10. Chatham Mockingbird (Nesomimus melanotis)
   11. Charles Mockingbird (Nesomimus trifasciatus)
   12. Hood Mockingbird (Nesomimus macdonaldi)
   13. Dark-billed Cuckoo
   14. Belted Kingfisher
   15. Vermilion Flycatcher
   16. Cactus Ground Finch (Geospiza scandens)
   17. Large Cactus Ground Finch (Geospiza conirostris)
   18. Large Ground Finch (Geospiza magnirostris)
   19. Large Tree Finch (Camarhynchus psittacula)
   20. Mangrove Finch (Cactospiza heliobates)
   21. Medium Ground Finch (Geospiza fortis)
   22. Medium Tree Finch (Camarhynchus pauper)
   23. Sharp-beaked Ground Finch (Geospiza difficilis)
   24. Small Ground Finch (Geospiza fuliginosa)
   25. Small Tree Finch (Camarhynchus parvulus)
   26. Vegetarian Finch (Platyspiza 

       

       Vermilion Flycatcher

       crassirostris)

   27. Warbler Finch (Certhidea olivacea)
   28. Woodpecker Finch (Cactospiza pallidus)
   29. Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)
   30. Paint-billed Crake
   31. Galapagos Rail (Laterallus spilonotus)
   32. Peregrine Falcon
   33. Galapagos Flycatcher (Myriarchus magnirostris)
   34. Large-billed Flycatcher
   35. Common Gallinule/Moorhen
   36. Barn Swallow
   37. Galapagos Dove (Zenaida galapagoensis)

34 Coastal Birds List (Shore and Lagoon Birds)

The lava heron (Butorides sundevalli) is the only endemic coastal bird in the Galapagos and there are three endemic subspecies:

• The Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
• The White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis galapagensis)
• The American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus galapagensis)

The other Galapagos coastal birds on this list are either residents or are just visiting.

1. Common or Great White Egret
2. Cattle Egret
3. Short-billed Dowitcher
4. Snowy Egret
5. Least Sandpiper
6. Spotted Sandpiper
7. Western Sandpiper
8. Solitary Sandpiper
9. Surfbird
10. Wandering Tattler
11. Black-necked Stilt/Common Stilt
12. Purple Gallinule
13. Common Gallinule
14. Pied-billed Grebe
15. Greater Flamingo
16. Great Blue Heron
17. White-cheeked Pintail/Galapagos Pintail
18. American Oystercatcher
19. Sanderling
20. Yellow-crowned Night Heron
21. Lava Heron
22. Blue-winged Teal
23. Sanderling
24. Northern Phalarope
25. Whimbrel
26. Greater Yellowlegs
27. Lesser Yellowlegs
28. Striated Heron
29. Willet
30. Black-bellied Plover
31. Semi-palmated Plover
32. Wilson’s Phalarope
33. Red-necked Phalarope
34. Ruddy Turnstone