SAN CRISTOBAL ISLAND
GALAPAGOS
LOCALE
| # Species: | 89 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 89 |
| # Endemics: | 16 |
| # 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 | White-cheeked Pintail | Anas bahamensis | |
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| 3 | American Flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber | |
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| 4 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | |
| 5 | Galapagos Dove | Zenaida galapagoensis | |
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| 6 | Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani | |
| 7 | Dark-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus melacoryphus | |
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| 8 | Paint-billed Crake | Mustelirallus erythrops | |
| 9 | Common Gallinule | Gallinula galeata | |
| 10 | American Coot | Fulica americana | |
| 11 | Galapagos Rail | Laterallus spilonota | |
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| 12 | Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus | |
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| 13 | American Oystercatcher | Haematopus palliatus | |
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| 14 | Black-bellied Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | |
| 15 | Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | |
| 16 | Semipalmated Plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | |
| 17 | Wilson's Plover | Anarhynchus wilsonia | |
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| 18 | Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | |
| 19 | Short-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus griseus | |
| 20 | Wilson's Phalarope | Phalaropus tricolor | |
| 21 | Red Phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius | |
| 22 | Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | |
| 23 | Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | |
| 24 | Wandering Tattler | Tringa incana | |
| 25 | Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | |
| 26 | Willet | Tringa semipalmata | |
| 27 | Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | |
| 28 | Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | |
| 29 | Black Turnstone | Arenaria melanocephala | |
| 30 | Surfbird | Calidris virgata | |
| 31 | Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
| 32 | White-rumped Sandpiper | Calidris fuscicollis | |
| 33 | Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | |
| 34 | Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | |
| 35 | Western Sandpiper | Calidris mauri | |
| 36 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | Calidris pusilla | |
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| 37 | Swallow-tailed Gull | Creagrus furcatus | |
| 38 | Gray-hooded Gull | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | |
| 39 | Laughing Gull | Leucophaeus atricilla | |
| 40 | Franklin's Gull | Leucophaeus pipixcan | |
| 41 | Lava Gull | Leucophaeus fuliginosus | |
| 42 | Kelp Gull | Larus dominicanus | |
| 43 | Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus | |
| 44 | Inca Tern | Larosterna inca | |
| 45 | Elegant Tern | Thalasseus elegans | |
| 46 | Royal Tern | Thalasseus maximus | |
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| 47 | Red-billed Tropicbird | Phaethon aethereus | |
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| 48 | Galapagos Penguin | Spheniscus mendiculus | |
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| 49 | Waved Albatross | Phoebastria irrorata | |
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| 50 | Elliot's Storm-Petrel | Oceanites gracilis | |
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| 51 | Band-rumped Storm-Petrel | Hydrobates castro | |
| 52 | Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel | Hydrobates tethys | |
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| 53 | Galapagos Petrel | Pterodroma phaeopygia | |
| 54 | Gould's Petrel | Pterodroma leucoptera | |
| 55 | Sooty Shearwater | Ardenna griseus | |
| 56 | Galapagos Shearwater | Puffinus subalaris | |
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| 57 | Magnificent Frigatebird | Fregata magnificens | |
| 58 | Great Frigatebird | Fregata minor | |
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| 59 | Red-footed Booby | Sula sula | |
| 60 | Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster | |
| 61 | Nazca Booby | Sula granti | |
| 62 | Blue-footed Booby | Sula nebouxii | |
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| 63 | Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | |
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| 64 | Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Nyctanassa violacea | |
| 65 | Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | |
| 66 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata | |
| 67 | Western Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| 68 | Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| 69 | Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | |
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| 70 | Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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| 71 | Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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| 72 | Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | |
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| 73 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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| 74 | Red-masked Parakeet | Psittacara erythrogenys | |
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| 75 | Galapagos Flycatcher | Myiarchus magnirostris | |
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| 76 | Bank Swallow | Riparia riparia | |
| 77 | Galapagos Martin | Progne modesta | |
| 78 | Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
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| 79 | San Cristobal Mockingbird | Mimus melanotis | |
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| 80 | Yellow Warbler | Setophaga petechia | |
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| 81 | Gray Warbler-Finch | Certhidea fusca | |
| 82 | Vegetarian Finch | Platyspiza crassirostris | |
| 83 | Woodpecker Finch | Camarhynchus pallidus | |
| 84 | Large Tree-Finch | Camarhynchus psittacula | |
| 85 | Small Tree-Finch | Camarhynchus parvulus | |
| 86 | Small Ground-Finch | Geospiza fuliginosa | |
| 87 | Large Ground-Finch | Geospiza magnirostris | |
| 88 | Common Cactus-Finch | Geospiza scandens | |
| 89 | 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 | 19 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 8 |
| 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.