Wildlife Seen In Galapagos Islands!
Paint-billed Crake (Mustelirallus erythrops)
White-vented Storm-Petrel (Oceanites gracilis)
White-vented Storm-Petrel (Oceanites gracilis)
Galapagos Petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia)
Galapagos Petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia)
Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus subalaris)
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) Female
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
Santa Cruz Lava Lizard (Microlophus indefatigabilis ) Male
Hood Lava Lizard (Tropidurus delanonis) Female
Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) - Male
Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) Juvenile
Galapagos Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus)
Mangrove Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
Mangrove Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) Female
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus)
Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus)
Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)
Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana)
American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata)
Large-billed Flycatcher (Myiarchus magnirostris)
Large-billed Flycatcher (Myiarchus magnirostris)
Galapagos Mockingbird (Nesomimus parvulus)
Galapagos Dove (Zenaida galapagoensis)
Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
Santa Cruz Island Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri)
Common Cactus-Finch (Geospiza scandens)
Common Cactus-Finch (Geospiza scandens)
Warbler Finch (Certhidea olivacea)
Warbler Finch (Certhidea olivacea)
Warbler Finch (Certhidea olivacea)
Woodpecker Finch (Camarhynchus pallidus)
Hood Mockingbird (Nesomimus macdonaldi)
Large Ground-Finch (Geospiza magnirostris)
Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)
Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)
White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) Juvenile
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
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Paint-billed Crake (Mustelirallus erythrops)
White-vented Storm-Petrel (Oceanites gracilis)
White-vented Storm-Petrel (Oceanites gracilis)
Galapagos Petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia)
Galapagos Petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia)
Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus subalaris)
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) Female
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
Santa Cruz Lava Lizard (Microlophus indefatigabilis ) Male
Hood Lava Lizard (Tropidurus delanonis) Female
Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) - Male
Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) Juvenile
Galapagos Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus)
Mangrove Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
Mangrove Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) Female
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus)
Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus)
Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)
Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana)
American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata)
Large-billed Flycatcher (Myiarchus magnirostris)
Large-billed Flycatcher (Myiarchus magnirostris)
Galapagos Mockingbird (Nesomimus parvulus)
Galapagos Dove (Zenaida galapagoensis)
Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
Santa Cruz Island Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri)
Common Cactus-Finch (Geospiza scandens)
Common Cactus-Finch (Geospiza scandens)
Warbler Finch (Certhidea olivacea)
Warbler Finch (Certhidea olivacea)
Warbler Finch (Certhidea olivacea)
Woodpecker Finch (Camarhynchus pallidus)
Hood Mockingbird (Nesomimus macdonaldi)
Large Ground-Finch (Geospiza magnirostris)
Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)
Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)
White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) Juvenile
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
All sightings from the Galapagos Islands.
Sites Included
Country: Ecuador
(13 sites)
- Isla Baltra
- Isla Espanola
- Isla Fernandina - Punta Espinosa
- Isla Floreana - Punta Flores
- Isla Isabella - Highlands
- Isla Isabella - Puerta Villamil
- Isla Isabella - Punta Moreno
- Isla Isabella - Punta Vicente Roca
- Isla Plaza Sur
- Isla Santa Cruz - Highlands
- Isla Santa Cruz - Puerto Ayora
- Isla Santa Cruz - Turtle Bay
- Isla Santiago - James Bay
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (76 records)
Phylum: Arthropods
(3 records)
Class: Malacostracans
(3 records)
- Order: Crabs
(3 records)
- Family: Ghost Crabs
- Galapagos Ghost Crab (Ocypode gaudichaudii)
- Family: Hermit Crabs
- Semi-terrestrial Hermit Crab (Coenobita compressus)
- Family: Shore Crabs
- Sally Lightfoot Crab (Grapsus grapsus)
Phylum: Chordates
(73 records)
Class: Birds
(59 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(2 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)
- White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
- Order: Boobies
(2 records)
- Family: Boobies and Gannets
- Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii)
- Nazca Booby (Sula granti)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Paint-billed Crake (Mustelirallus erythrops)
- Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
- Order: Cuckoos (2 records)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Galapagos Dove (Zenaida galapagoensis)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(1 record)
- Family: Barn Owl and Grass-owls
- American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata)
- Order: Pelicans
(21 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Flightless Cormorant (Nannopterum harrisi)
- Family: Flamingos
- American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
- Family: Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
- Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
- Family: Herons
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis)
- Lava Heron (Butorides sundevalli)
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
- Family: Oystercatchers
- American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)
- Family: Pelicans
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- Family: Penguins
- Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Hudsonian Whimbrel (Numenius hudsonicus)
- Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana)
- Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
- Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
- Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
- Family: Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
- Family: Tropicbirds
- Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)
- Order: Perching Birds
(15 records)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Galapagos Mockingbird (Mimus parvulus)
- Espanola Mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Mangrove Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Large Ground-Finch (Geospiza magnirostris)
- Medium Ground-Finch (Geospiza fortis)
- Small Ground-Finch (Geospiza fuliginosa)
- Common Cactus-Finch (Geospiza scandens)
- Espanola Cactus-Finch (Geospiza conirostris)
- Vegetarian Finch (Platyspiza crassirostris)
- Small Tree-Finch (Camarhynchus parvulus)
- Woodpecker Finch (Camarhynchus pallidus)
- Family: Swallows
- Galapagos Martin (Progne modesta)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Green Warbler-Finch (Certhidea olivacea)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Galapagos Flycatcher (Myiarchus magnirostris)
- Brujo Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus nanus)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies (7 records)
- Family: Plovers
- Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
- Order: Tubenoses
(5 records)
- Family: Albatrosses
- Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata)
- Family: Northern Storm-Petrels
- Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates tethys)
- Family: Shearwaters and Petrels
- Galapagos Petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia)
- Galapagos Shearwater (Puffinus subalaris)
- Family: Southern Storm Petrels
- Elliot's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites gracilis)
Class: Cartilaginous Fish
(1 record)
- Order: Ground Sharks
(1 record)
- Family: Reef Sharks
- White Tipped Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)
Class: Mammals
(3 records)
- Order: Carnivorans (2 records)
- Order: Perissodactyla
(1 record)
- Family: Equidae
- Horse (Equus caballus)
Class: Reptiles
(10 records)
- Order: Lizards and Snakes (7 records)
- Family: Lava Lizards
- Floreana Lava Lizard (Tropidurus grayi)
- Galapagos Lava Lizard (Microlophus albemarlensis)
- Hood Lava Lizard (Tropidurus delanonis)
- Santa Cruz Lava Lizard (Microlophus indefatigabilis)
- Santiago Lava Lizard (Microlophus jacobii)
- Order: Turtles
(3 records)
- Family: Sea Turtles
- Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)