Galapagos Species List Islands visited 2/2017 R – resident, common breeder on this island r – resident, rare breeder iv – inter-island visitor, mostly from N. America Wv – winter visitor, mostly from N. America wv – rare winter visitor, some stay thru year A – accidental, over 20 records on all islands a – accidental, fewer than 5 20 Monday 18 Saturday 19 Sunday 21 Tuesday 23 Thursday 24 Friday 25 Saturday - 22 Wednesday - - - - - - - records 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Regularly seen passing near Endemic species Endemic this island’s coast Waters Galapagos Baltra Major Daphne Fernandina Isabela Santiago Cruz Santa Rabida Espanola Cristobal San Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 2 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 * subspecies *Endemic BIRDS Galapagos Penguin R R R iv x x * Spheniscus mendiculus Waved Albatross * Diomedea irrorata x R Cape Petrel Daption capense x White-winged Petrel Pterodroma leucoptera x Dark-rumped Petrel * Pterodroma phaeopygia p. x r r r Galapagos Petrel * Petodroma galapgensis x r r r r Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus x Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carnipes x Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus x Galapagos Shearwater R x x x x x * Puffinus subalaris widespread White-vented Storm-petrel Often follows ships; breeding haunts in Galapagos * Oceanites gracilis galapagoensis x unknown (aka Elliot’s storm-petrel) x x x x x x x White-faced Storm-petrel Pelagodroma marina x Galapagos Storm-petrel * Oceanodroma tethys tethys x Madeiran Storm-petrel Oceanodroma castro x Breeds on Genovesa, only comes to nesting site at night Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aetherens x R R a R R x x Brown Pelican * Pelecanus occidentalis urinator X R R R R x x x x x x x x Blue-footed Booby Breeds on all islands south of Equator with suitable * Sula nebouxii excisa x habitat x x x x x x x Brown Booby Sula Leucogaster x Red-footed Booby * Sula sula websteri x R – resident, common breeder on this island r – resident, rare breeder iv – inter-island visitor, mostly from N. America Wv – winter visitor, mostly from N. America wv – rare winter visitor, some stay thru year A – accidental, over 20 records on all islands a – accidental, fewer than 5 20 Monday 18 Saturday 19 Sunday 21 Tuesday 23 Thursday 24 Friday 25 Saturday - 22 Wednesday - - - - - - - records 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Regularly seen passing near Endemic species Endemic this island’s coast Waters Galapagos Baltra Major Daphne Fernandina Isabela Santiago Cruz Santa Rabida Espanola Cristobal San Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 2 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 * subspecies *Endemic Nazca Booby * Sula granti x R R x x x x x Flightless Cormorant * Nannopterum harrisi R R x x Great Frigatebird * Fregata minor ridgwayi x R R x x x x x x x x x x x x Magnificent Frigatebird * Fregata magnificens x Breeds on islets near the coast of islands marked with an x Lava Gull * Larus fuliginosus R R R R x x x x Swallow-tailed Gull * Larus furcatus R r R R R r R R x x x x x Laughing Gull wv wv wv Larus atricilla Franklin’s Gull wv wv wv wv wv wv Larus pipixcan x x x Brown Noddy * Anous stolidus galapagensis r r R R R R R R R x x x x x Sooty Tern * Sterna fuscata Royal Tern wv wv Sterna maxima Common Tern wv wv wv wv Sterna hirundo Great Blue Heron iv iv iv Ardea herodias R R R R r R x x Great White Egret Ardea alba r r r r Snowy Egret iv iv iv iv iv iv iv iv iv Egretta thula Cattle Egret iv iv Bulbulcus ibis R R R x Lava Heron Breeds in mangroves along the coast of all islands, * Butorides sundevalli also in lagoons x x x Striated Heron Butorides striatus r r r r x x Yellow-crowned Night Heron Found on all islands except Darwin & Wolf * Nycticorax violacea x American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber R R R R x 2 R – resident, common breeder on this island r – resident, rare breeder iv – inter-island visitor, mostly from N. America Wv – winter visitor, mostly from N. America wv – rare winter visitor, some stay thru year A – accidental, over 20 records on all islands a – accidental, fewer than 5 20 Monday 18 Saturday 19 Sunday 21 Tuesday 23 Thursday 24 Friday 25 Saturday - 22 Wednesday - - - - - - - records 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Regularly seen passing near Endemic species Endemic this island’s coast Waters Galapagos Baltra Major Daphne Fernandina Isabela Santiago Cruz Santa Rabida Espanola Cristobal San Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 2 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 * subspecies *Endemic Pied-billed Grebe r r r Podilymbus podiceps Seen year-round - no known breeding sites White-cheeked Pintail iv iv * Anas bahamensis galapagensis R R R R x x x Blue-winged Teal Wv Wv Wv Wv Wv Wv Anas discors American Oystercatcher Found on most islands along rocky shores or on * Haematopus palliatus sandy beaches x x x Black-necked Stilt From December to June on salt and freshwater Himantopus homantopus lagoons on all islands x Black-bellied Plover Wv Wv Pluvialis squatarola Semipalmated Plover Sandy shores or lagoons, also in highlands on most Charadrius semipalmatus islands, some stay all year x Ruddy Turnstone wv Wv wv Wv wv wv Arenaria interpres x x Wandering Tattler On coasts of all islands throughout the year Heteroscelus incanum x x x Western Sandpiper Beaches and coastal lagoons – Dec. - March Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper W Wv x Calidris minutilla v Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria A A Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia A A Stilt Sandpiper wv wv Micropalma himantopus Sanderling Widespread – present year-round Calidris alba x Short-billed Dowitcher wv wv wv Limnodromus griseus Willet Beaches and coastal lagoons – Dec. - March Catoptrophorus semipalmatus x Whimbrel In lagoons on all islands throughout the year. Best Mumenius phaeopus on Isabella x x Greater Yellowlegs Widespread – present year-round Tringa melanoleuca Lesser Yellowlegs Beaches, coastal lagoons, and highlands – Dec. - Tringa flavipes March 3 R – resident, common breeder on this island r – resident, rare breeder iv – inter-island visitor, mostly from N. America Wv – winter visitor, mostly from N. America wv – rare winter visitor, some stay thru year A – accidental, over 20 records on all islands a – accidental, fewer than 5 20 Monday 18 Saturday 19 Sunday 21 Tuesday 23 Thursday 24 Friday 25 Saturday - 22 Wednesday - - - - - - - records 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Regularly seen passing near Endemic species Endemic this island’s coast Waters Galapagos Baltra Major Daphne Fernandina Isabela Santiago Cruz Santa Rabida Espanola Cristobal San Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 2 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 * subspecies *Endemic Surfbird wv wv wv Aphriza virgata Red-necked Phalarope Often in large numbers from August-April, around Phalaropus lobatus x all islands, rarely on land x Wilson’s Phalarope Wv Wv Wv Phalaropus tricolor Grey (Red) Phalarope x x Phalaropus fulicarius x Rarely on land, most common in water near islands marked with an x Galapagos Hawk * Buteo galapagoensis R R x x Osprey Pandion haliactus a A A A Peregrine Falcon wv wv wv wv Falco peregrinus Barn Owl * Tyto alla R R R r R x Short-eared Owl * Asio flammeus r r R r r r Galapagos Dove * Zenaida galapogoensis r R r R R R R x x x Galapagos Rail * Latrrallus spilonorus r R r R R Paint-billed Crake iv Neocrex crythrops R R R Common Gallinule Gallinula chloropus R R R R x Belted Kingfisher R r Ceryle alcyon Dark-billed Cuckoo Coccyrus melacoryphus R R R R R Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani R R R x x Galapagos Mockingbird * Nesomimus parvulus r R R R R x x x x Espanola Mockingbird aka Hood * Nesomimus macdonaldi R x San Cristobal Mockingbird * Nesomimus melanotis R x Floreana Mockingbird * Mimus trifasciatus 4 R – resident, common breeder on this island r – resident, rare breeder iv – inter-island visitor, mostly from N. America Wv – winter visitor, mostly from N. America wv – rare winter visitor, some stay thru year A – accidental, over 20 records on all islands a – accidental, fewer than 5 20 Monday 18 Saturday 19 Sunday 21 Tuesday 23 Thursday 24 Friday 25 Saturday - 22 Wednesday - - - - - - - records 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Regularly seen passing near Endemic species Endemic this island’s coast Waters Galapagos Baltra Major Daphne Fernandina Isabela Santiago Cruz Santa Rabida Espanola Cristobal San Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 2 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 * subspecies *Endemic Vermillion Flycatcher iv iv * Pyrocephalus rubinus R R R R r Galapagos Flycatcher * Myiarchus magnirostris r R R R R r R R x x x Yellow Warbler Breeds on all islands, found from sea level to highest * Dendroica petechia aureola points x x x x x x x Bobolink x x x r? Dolichonyx oryzivorus Common from Oct. – Dec. also found July-August Galapagos Martin iv * Progne modesta modesta R R r r r Purple Martin iv iv Progne subis Barn Swallow Widespread, but uncommon during northern winter Hirundo rustica Large Ground Finch * Geospiza magnirostris R R R R R R x Medium Ground Finch * Geospiza fortis R R R R R r R x x Small Ground Finch * Geospiza fuliginosa R r R R R R R R R x x x x x x Sharp-beaked Ground Finch * Geospiza difficilis R ? R ? Common Cactus-finch * Geospiza scandens r R R R R R R H x Large Cactus-finch * Geospiza conirostris R x Vegetarian Finch * Platyspiza crassirostris R R R R R Large Tree-finch Iv? * Camarhynchus psittacula R R R R R x Medium Tree-finch * Camarhynchus pauper Small Tree-finch * Camarhynclus pavulus R R R R R R R x x Woodpecker Finch iv iv * Cactospiza pallida R R R R x Mangrove Finch ? * Cactospiza heliobates r Warbler Finch * Certhidia olivacea R R R R R R R R x 5 R – resident, common breeder on this island r – resident, rare breeder iv – inter-island visitor, mostly from N.