Checklist covers some or all areas included on the tour and may be incomplete. It includes rarities and seasonal birds not necessarily present at the time of the tour.
PENGUINS: Spheniscidae |
| 1 | Galapagos Penguin | Spheniscus mendiculus | GS |
GREBES: Podicipedidae |
| 2 | Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | GS |
ALBATROSSES: Diomedeidae |
| 3 | Wandering Albatross | Diomedea exulans | GS |
| 4 | Waved Albatross | Phoebastria irrorata | GS |
| 5 | Black-footed Albatross | Phoebastria nigripes | GS |
| 6 | Black-browed Albatross | Thalassarche melanophris | GS |
SHEARWATERS, PETRELS: Procellariidae |
| 7 | Antarctic Giant Petrel | Macronectes giganteus | GS |
| 8 | Hall's Giant Petrel | Macronectes halli | GS |
| 9 | Southern Fulmar | Fulmarus glacialoides | GS |
| 10 | Cape Petrel | Daption capense | GS |
| 11 | Mottled Petrel | Pterodroma inexpectata | GS |
| 12 | Dark-rumped Petrel | Pterodroma phaeopygia | GS |
| 13 | Defilippe's Petrel | Pterodroma defilippiana | GS |
| 14 | Gould's Petrel | Pterodroma leucoptera | GS |
| 15 | Antarctic Prion | Pachyptila desolata | GS |
| 16 | Parkinson's Petrel | Procellaria parkinsoni | GS |
| 17 | Pink-footed Shearwater | Puffinus creatopus | GS |
| 18 | Flesh-footed Shearwater | Puffinus carneipes | GS |
| 19 | Wedge-tailed Shearwater | Puffinus pacificus | GS |
| 20 | Sooty Shearwater | Puffinus griseus | GS |
STORM-PETRELS: Hydrobatidae |
| 21 | White-vented Storm-Petrel | Oceanites gracilis | GS |
| 22 | White-faced Storm-Petrel | Pelagodroma marina | GS |
| 23 | White-bellied Storm-Petrel | Fregetta grallaria | GS |
| 24 | Polynesian Storm-Petrel | Nesofregetta fuliginosa | GS |
| 25 | Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel | Oceanodroma tethys | GS |
| 26 | Band-rumped Storm-Petrel | Oceanodroma castro | GS |
| 27 | Leach's Storm-Petrel | Oceanodroma leucorhoa | GS |
| 28 | Markham's Storm-Petrel | Oceanodroma markhami | GS |
| 29 | Black Storm-Petrel | Oceanodroma melania | GS |
TROPICBIRDS: Phaethontidae |
| 30 | Red-billed Tropicbird | Phaethon aethereus | GS |
PELICANS: Pelecanidae |
| 31 | Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | GS |
BOOBIES, GANNETS: Sulidae |
| 32 | Blue-footed Booby | Sula nebouxii | GS |
| 33 | Masked Booby | Sula dactylatra | GS |
| 34 | Nazca Booby | Sula granti | GS |
| 35 | Red-footed Booby | Sula sula | GS |
| 36 | Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster | GS |
CORMORANTS: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 37 | Flightless Cormorant | Phalacrocorax harrisi | GS |
FRIGATEBIRDS: Fregatidae |
| 38 | Magnificent Frigatebird | Fregata magnificens | GS |
| 39 | Great Frigatebird | Fregata minor | GS |
HERONS, EGRETS, BITTERNS: Ardeidae |
| 40 | Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | GS |
| 41 | Great Egret | Ardea alba | GS |
| 42 | Tricolored Heron | Egretta tricolor | GS |
| 43 | Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea | GS |
| 44 | Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | GS |
| 45 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | GS |
| 46 | Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | GS |
| 47 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata | GS |
| 48 | Lava Heron | Butorides sundevalli | GS |
| 49 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | GS |
| 50 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Nyctanassa violacea | GS |
FLAMINGOS: Phoenicopterid |
| 51 | Greater Flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber | GS |
DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS: Anatidae |
| 52 | Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna autumnalis | GS |
| 53 | White-cheeked Pintail | Anas bahamensis | GS |
| 54 | Blue-winged Teal | Anas discors | GS |
OSPREY: Pandionidae |
| 55 | Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | GS |
HAWKS, EAGLES, KITES: Accipitridae |
| 56 | Galapagos Hawk | Buteo galapagoensis | GS |
FALCONS, CARACARAS: Falconidae |
| 57 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | GS |
RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS: Rallidae |
| 58 | Galapagos Rail | Laterallus spilonotus | GS |
| 59 | Sora | Porzana carolina | GS |
| 60 | Paint-billed Crake | Neocrex erythrops | GS |
| 61 | Purple Gallinule | Porphyrio martinica | GS |
| 62 | Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | GS |
OYSTERCATCHERS: Haematopodidae |
| 63 | American Oystercatcher | Haematopus palliatus | GS |
AVOCETS, STILTS: Recurvirostridae |
| 64 | Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus | GS |
PLOVERS, LAPWINGS: Charadriidae |
| 65 | Pacific Golden-Plover | Pluvialis fulva | GS |
| 66 | American Golden-Plover | Pluvialis dominica | GS |
| 67 | Black-bellied Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | GS |
| 68 | Semipalmated Plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | GS |
| 69 | Wilson's Plover | Charadrius wilsonia | GS |
| 70 | Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | GS |
SANDPIPERS: Scolopacidae |
| 71 | Short-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus griseus | GS |
| 72 | Hudsonian Godwit | Limosa haemastica | GS |
| 73 | Marbled Godwit | Limosa fedoa | GS |
| 74 | Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | GS |
| 75 | Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | GS |
| 76 | Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | GS |
| 77 | Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | GS |
| 78 | Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularia | GS |
| 79 | Wandering Tattler | Heterosceles incanus | GS |
| 80 | Willet | Catoptrophorus semipalmatus | GS |
| 81 | Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | GS |
| 82 | Black Turnstone | Arenaria melanocephala | GS |
| 83 | Surfbird | Aphriza virgata | GS |
| 84 | Red Knot | Calidris canutus | GS |
| 85 | Sanderling | Calidris alba | GS |
| 86 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | Calidris pusilla | GS |
| 87 | Western Sandpiper | Calidris mauri | GS |
| 88 | Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | GS |
| 89 | White-rumped Sandpiper | Calidris fuscicollis | GS |
| 90 | Baird's Sandpiper | Calidris bairdii | GS |
| 91 | Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | GS |
| 92 | Stilt Sandpiper | Calidris himantopus | GS |
| 93 | Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Tryngites subruficollis | GS |
| 94 | Wilson's Phalarope | Phalaropus tricolor | GS |
| 95 | Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | GS |
| 96 | Red Phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius | GS |
JAEGERS, SKUAS: Stercorariidae |
| 97 | South Polar Skua | Stercorarius maccormicki | GS |
| 98 | Great Skua | Stercorarius skua | GS |
| 99 | Pomarine Jaeger | Stercorarius pomarinus | GS |
| 100 | Parasitic Jaeger | Stercorarius parasiticus | GS |
| 101 | Long-tailed Jaeger | Stercorarius longicaudus | GS |
GULLS: Laridae |
| 102 | Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | GS |
| 103 | Kelp Gull | Larus dominicanus | GS |
| 104 | Lava Gull | Larus fuliginosus | GS |
| 105 | Laughing Gull | Larus atricilla | GS |
| 106 | Franklin's Gull | Larus pipixcan | GS |
| 107 | Swallow-tailed Gull | Creagrus furcatus | GS |
TERNS: Sternidae |
| 108 | Royal Tern | Sterna maxima | GS |
| 109 | Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | GS |
| 110 | Sooty Tern | Sterna fuscata | GS |
| 111 | Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | GS |
| 112 | Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus | GS |
| 113 | White Tern | Gygis alba | GS |
PIGEONS, DOVES: Columbidae |
| 114 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | GS |
| 115 | Eared Dove | Zenaida auriculata | GS |
| 116 | Galapagos Dove | Zenaida galapagoensis | GS |
CUCKOOS: Cuculidae |
| 117 | Black-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus erythropthalmus | GS |
| 118 | Dark-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus melacoryphus | GS |
| 119 | Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani | GS |
BARN-OWLS: Tytonidae |
| 120 | Barn Owl | Tyto alba | GS |
OWLS: Strigidae |
| 121 | Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | GS |
NIGHTJARS: Caprimulgidae |
| 122 | Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | GS |
SWIFTS: Apodidae |
| 123 | Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | GS |
KINGFISHERS: Alcedinidae |
| 124 | Belted Kingfisher | Ceryle alcyon | GS |
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS: Tyrannidae |
| 125 | Vermillion Flycatcher | Pyrocephalus rubinus | GS |
| 126 | Galapagos Flycatcher | Myiarchus magnirostris | GS |
| 127 | Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus | GS |
SWALLOWS: Hirundinidae |
| 128 | Purple Martin | Progne subis | GS |
| 129 | Galapagos Martin | Progne modesta | GS |
| 130 | Bank Swallow | Riparia riparia | GS |
| 131 | Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | GS |
| 132 | Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | GS |
WAXWINGS: Bombycillidae |
| 133 | Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | GS |
MOCKINGBIRDS, THRASHERS: Mimidae |
| 134 | Galapagos Mockingbird | Nesomimus parvulus | GS |
| 135 | Charles Mockingbird | Nesomimus trifasciatus | GS |
| 136 | Hood Mockingbird | Nesomimus macdonaldi | GS |
| 137 | Chatham Mockingbird | Nesomimus melanotis | GS |
VIREOS, ALLIES: Vireonidae |
| 138 | Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus | GS |
WOOD WARBLERS: Parulidae |
| 139 | Yellow Warbler | Dendroica petechia | GS |
| 140 | Blackpoll Warbler | Dendroica striata | GS |
BANANAQUIT: Coerebidae |
| 141 | Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola | GS |
TANAGERS, ALLIES: Thraupidae |
| 142 | Summer Tanager | Piranga rubra | GS |
BUNTINGS, SEEDEATERS, ALLIES: Emberizidae |
| 143 | Large Ground-Finch | Geospiza magnirostris | GS |
| 144 | Medium Ground-Finch | Geospiza fortis | GS |
| 145 | Small Ground-Finch | Geospiza fuliginosa | GS |
| 146 | Sharp-beaked Ground-Finch | Geospiza difficilis | GS |
| 147 | Common Cactus-Finch | Geospiza scandens | GS |
| 148 | Large Cactus-Finch | Geospiza conirostris | GS |
| 149 | Vegetarian Finch | Camarhynchus crassirostris | GS |
| 150 | Mangrove Finch | Camarhynchus heliobates | GS |
| 151 | Large Tree-Finch | Camarhynchus psittacula | GS |
| 152 | Small Tree-Finch | Camarhynchus parvulus | GS |
| 153 | Woodpecker Finch | Camarhynchus pallidus | GS |
| 154 | Warbler Finch | Certhidea olivacea | GS |
SALTATORS, CARDINALS, ALLIES: Cardinalidae |
| 155 | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | GS |
TROUPIALS, ALLIES: Icteridae |
| 156 | Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | GS |
