Trip Report: Galapagos Islands (2006-11-28 - 2006-12-12)
Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)
Baltra, our welcome to the Galapagos
South Plaza Island
Postcard beach II, Isla Floreana
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)
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Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)
Baltra, our welcome to the Galapagos
South Plaza Island
Postcard beach II, Isla Floreana
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)
We flew to Baltra in the Galapagos to join an 8 day expedition on the S.S. Samba. Our boat expedition visited Isla Plaza Sur, Isla Santa Cruz, Isla Española, Isla Floreana, Isla Isabella, Isla Fernandina, and Isla Santiago. At the end of the boat trip, we took another smaller boat to Isla Isabella to visit the highlands, made some day trips around Puerto Ayora, and I did an scuba dive at Isla Santiago.
Sites Visited
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
- Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
- Paint-billed Crake (Mustelirallus erythrops)
- 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
- Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
- Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
- Family: Herons
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Lava Heron (Butorides sundevalli)
- Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis)
- 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)
- Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
- Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
- Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana)
- Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
- 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
- Espanola Mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi)
- Galapagos Mockingbird (Mimus parvulus)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Mangrove Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Common Cactus-Finch (Geospiza scandens)
- Espanola Cactus-Finch (Geospiza conirostris)
- Large Ground-Finch (Geospiza magnirostris)
- Medium Ground-Finch (Geospiza fortis)
- Small Ground-Finch (Geospiza fuliginosa)
- Small Tree-Finch (Camarhynchus parvulus)
- Vegetarian Finch (Platyspiza crassirostris)
- Woodpecker Finch (Camarhynchus pallidus)
- Family: Swallows
- Galapagos Martin (Progne modesta)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Green Warbler-Finch (Certhidea olivacea)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Brujo Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus nanus)
- Galapagos Flycatcher (Myiarchus magnirostris)
- 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)