BALTRA ISLAND
GALAPAGOS
LOCALE
| # Species: | 77 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 77 |
| # Endemics: | 17 |
| # Near Endemics: | 0 |
BIRD CHECKLIST
The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*
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| 1 | Blue-winged Teal | Spatula discors | |
| 2 | Cinnamon Teal | Spatula cyanoptera | |
| 3 | White-cheeked Pintail | Anas bahamensis | |
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| 4 | American Flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber | |
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| 5 | Galapagos Dove | Zenaida galapagoensis | |
| 6 | Eared Dove | Zenaida auriculata | |
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| 7 | Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani | |
| 8 | Dark-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus melacoryphus | |
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| 9 | Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | |
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| 10 | Paint-billed Crake | Mustelirallus erythrops | |
| 11 | Common Gallinule | Gallinula galeata | |
| 12 | Purple Gallinule | Porphyrio martinica | |
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| 13 | Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus | |
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| 14 | American Oystercatcher | Haematopus palliatus | |
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| 15 | Black-bellied Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | |
| 16 | Semipalmated Plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | |
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| 17 | Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | |
| 18 | Short-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus griseus | |
| 19 | Red Phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius | |
| 20 | Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | |
| 21 | Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | |
| 22 | Wandering Tattler | Tringa incana | |
| 23 | Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | |
| 24 | Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | |
| 25 | Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | |
| 26 | Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
| 27 | Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | |
| 28 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | Calidris pusilla | |
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| 29 | Swallow-tailed Gull | Creagrus furcatus | |
| 30 | Laughing Gull | Leucophaeus atricilla | |
| 31 | Franklin's Gull | Leucophaeus pipixcan | |
| 32 | Lava Gull | Leucophaeus fuliginosus | |
| 33 | Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus | |
| 34 | Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | |
| 35 | Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | |
| 36 | Royal Tern | Thalasseus maximus | |
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| 37 | Red-billed Tropicbird | Phaethon aethereus | |
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| 38 | Galapagos Penguin | Spheniscus mendiculus | |
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| 39 | Waved Albatross | Phoebastria irrorata | |
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| 40 | Elliot's Storm-Petrel | Oceanites gracilis | |
| 41 | White-faced Storm-Petrel | Pelagodroma marina | |
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| 42 | Band-rumped Storm-Petrel | Hydrobates castro | |
| 43 | Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel | Hydrobates tethys | |
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| 44 | Galapagos Petrel | Pterodroma phaeopygia | |
| 45 | Sooty Shearwater | Ardenna griseus | |
| 46 | Galapagos Shearwater | Puffinus subalaris | |
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| 47 | Magnificent Frigatebird | Fregata magnificens | |
| 48 | Great Frigatebird | Fregata minor | |
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| 49 | Red-footed Booby | Sula sula | |
| 50 | Nazca Booby | Sula granti | |
| 51 | Blue-footed Booby | Sula nebouxii | |
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| 52 | Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | |
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| 53 | Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Nyctanassa violacea | |
| 54 | Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | |
| 55 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata | |
| 56 | Western Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| 57 | Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| 58 | Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | |
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| 59 | Galapagos Hawk | Buteo galapagoensis | |
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| 60 | Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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| 61 | Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | |
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| 62 | Brujo Flycatcher | Pyrocephalus manus | |
| 63 | Galapagos Flycatcher | Myiarchus magnirostris | |
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| 64 | Galapagos Martin | Progne modesta | |
| 65 | Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
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| 66 | Galapagos Mockingbird | Mimus parvulus | |
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| 67 | Yellow Warbler | Setophaga petechia | |
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| 68 | Summer Tanager | Piranga rubra | |
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| 69 | Green Warbler-Finch | Certhidea olivacea | |
| 70 | Vegetarian Finch | Platyspiza crassirostris | |
| 71 | Woodpecker Finch | Camarhynchus pallidus | |
| 72 | Large Tree-Finch | Camarhynchus psittacula | |
| 73 | Small Tree-Finch | Camarhynchus parvulus | |
| 74 | Small Ground-Finch | Geospiza fuliginosa | |
| 75 | Large Ground-Finch | Geospiza magnirostris | |
| 76 | Common Cactus-Finch | Geospiza scandens | |
| 77 | Medium Ground-Finch | Geospiza fortis | |
*Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.
OTHER LOCALES
PRESENCE CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 0 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 0 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 0 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 10 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 4 |
| V | Vulnerable | 4 |
| EN | Endangered | 2 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 2 |
Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.