SPECIES |
Scientific Name |
Highest daily count |
C.= Common
LC = Locally Common
H or h.= Heard only
N/C.= No count
E = Endemic Species
Es = Endemic Subspecies |
Galapagos Penguin |
Sphensicus mendiculus |
20 |
E |
Waved Albatross |
Phoebastria irrorata |
30 |
E |
Blue-footed Booby |
Sula nebouxii excise |
C |
es |
Nasca Booby |
Sula granti |
150+ |
E |
Red-footed Booby |
Sula sula websteri |
25 |
es |
Flightless Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax harrisi |
20 |
E |
Great Frigatebird |
Fregata minor |
100+ |
es |
Magnificent Frigatebird |
Fregata magnificens |
C |
- |
Dark-rumped Petrel |
Pterodroma phaeopygia |
30+ |
es |
Audubon's Shearwater |
Puffinus lherminieri subalaris |
C - 1000+ |
es |
Elliot's Storm Petrel |
Oceanites gracilis |
L/C |
es |
Madeiran Storm Petrel |
Oceanodroma castro |
3 |
- |
Wedge-rumped Storm Petrel |
Oceanodroma tethys tethys |
600+ |
E |
Red-billed Tropicbird |
Phaethon aethereus |
40+ |
- |
Brown Pelican |
Pelecanus occidentalis urinator |
C |
es |
Cattle Egret |
Bulbulcus ibis |
40+ |
- |
Snowy Egret |
Leucophoyx thula |
1 |
- |
Great Egret |
Casmerodius alba |
4 |
- |
Great Blue Heron |
Ardea herodias |
3 |
- |
Lava Heron |
Butorides sundevalli |
3 |
E |
Striated Heron |
Butorides striatus |
2 |
- |
Yellow-crowned Night Heron |
Nycticorax violacea |
4 |
- |
Greater Flamingo |
Phoenicopterus rubber |
40 |
- |
Galapagos Pintail |
Anas bahamensis galapagensis |
20 |
es |
Galapagos Hawk |
Buteo galapagoensis |
4 |
E |
Galapagos Rail |
Laterallus spilonotus |
4 + 2h |
E |
Common Moorhen |
Gallinula chloropus |
6 |
- |
American Oystercatcher |
Haematopus palliatus |
6 |
es |
Black-necked Stilt |
Himantopus mexicanus |
3 |
- |
Black-bellied Plover (Grey) |
Pluvialis squatarola |
1 |
- |
Semi-palmated Plover |
Charadrius semipalmatus |
L/C |
- |
Ruddy Turnstone |
Arenaria interpres |
L/C |
- |
Wandering Tattler |
Heteroscelus incanus |
7 |
- |
Western Sandpiper |
Calidris mauri |
3 |
- |
Least Sandpiper |
Calidris minutilla |
12 |
- |
Baird's Sandpiper |
Calidris bairdii |
1 |
- |
Sanderling |
Calidris alba |
2 |
- |
Willet |
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus |
1 |
- |
Whimbrel |
Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus |
10+ |
- |
Marbled Godwit |
Limosa fedoa |
1 |
- |
Spotted Sandpiper |
Actitis macularia |
2 |
- |
Red-necked Phalaropes |
Phalaropus lobatus |
400+ |
- |
Grey Phalarope |
Phalaropus fulicarius |
100+ |
- |
Lava Gull |
Larus fuliginosus |
4 |
E |
Swallow-tailed Gull |
Larus furcatus |
50+ |
E |
Common Tern |
Sterna hirundo |
10 |
- |
Arctic Tern |
Sterna paradisaea |
1 |
1st record |
Common Noddy |
Anous stolidus galapagensis |
400 |
es |
Galapagos Dove |
Zenaida galapagoensis |
20+ |
E |
Dark-billed Cuckoo |
Coccyzus melacoryphus |
3 |
- |
Smooth-billed Ani |
Crotophaga ani |
10 |
- |
Galapagos Barn Owl |
Tyto alba punctatissima |
1 |
Dead |
Short-eared Owl |
Asio flammeus galapagoensis |
1 |
es |
Vermillion Flycatcher |
Pyrocephalus rubinus nanus |
16 |
- |
Galapagos Flycatcher |
Myiarchus magnirostris |
4 |
E |
Galapagos Martin |
Progne modesta modesta |
20 |
E |
Barn Swallow |
Hirundo rustica |
2 |
- |
Galapagos Mockingbird |
Nesomimus parvulus bauri |
30 |
E |
Galapagos Mockingbird |
Nesomimus parvulus parvulus |
L/C |
E |
Galapagos Mockingbird |
Nesomimus parvulus peramatus |
N/C |
E |
Charles Mockingbird |
Nesomimus trifasciatus |
4? |
E |
Hood Mockingbird |
Nesomimus macdonaldi |
6 |
E |
Chatcham Mockingbird |
Nesomimus melanotis |
6 |
E |
Yellow Warbler (Mangrove) |
Dendroica petechia erithachorides |
L/C |
es |
Large Ground Finch |
Geospiza magnirostris |
12 |
E |
Medium Ground Finch |
Geospiza fortis |
15+ |
E |
Small Ground Finch |
Geospiza fuliginosa |
25+ |
E |
Sharp-beaked Ground Finch |
Geospiza difficilis difficilis |
10 |
E |
Cactus Finch |
Geospiza scandens intermedia |
6 |
E |
Large Cactus Finch |
Geospiza conirostris conirostris |
4 |
E |
Large Cactus Finch |
Geospiza conirostris propinqua |
10 |
E |
Vegetarian Finch |
Camarhynchus crassirostris |
1 |
E |
Large Tree Finch |
Camarhynchus psittacula psittacula |
4+ |
E |
Medium Tree Finch |
Camarhynchus pauper |
4 |
E |
Small Tree Finch |
Camarhynchus parvulus parvulus |
L/C |
E |
Small Tree Finch |
Camarhynchus parvulus salvini |
6 |
E |
Warbler Finch |
Certhidea olivacea cinerascens |
2 |
E |
Warbler Finch |
Certhidea olivacea luteola |
10 |
E |
Warbler Finch |
Certhidea olivacea mentalis |
6 |
E |
Warbler Finch |
Certhidea olivacea olivacea |
10 |
E |
Woodpecker Finch |
Camarhynchus pallidus pallidus |
6 |
E |
Woodpecker Finch |
Camarhynchus pallidus productus |
4 |
E |
|
Galapagos Giant Tortoise |
Geochelone elephantophus vandenburgi |
2 |
Galapagos Green Turtle |
Chelonia mydas agassisi |
12+ |
Marine Iguana |
Amblyrhynchus cristatus hassi |
L/C |
Marine Iguana |
Amblyrhynchus cristatus nanus |
L/C |
Marine Iguana |
Amblyrhynchus cristatus mertensi |
L/C |
Marine Iguana |
Amblyrhynchus cristatus albemarlensis |
L/C |
Marine Iguana |
Amblyrhynchus cristatus cristatus |
L/C |
Marine Iguana |
Amblyrhynchus cristatus venustissimus |
L/C |
Land Iguana |
Conolophus subcristatus |
8 |
Lava Lizard |
Microlophus albemarlensis |
L/C |
Lava Lizard |
Microlophus grayi |
L/C |
Lava Lizard |
Microlophus delanonis |
L/C |
Galapagos Fur Seal |
Arctocephalus galapagoensis |
6 |
Galapagos Sea Lion |
Zalophus californianus wollebacki |
C |
Short-fin Pilot Whale |
Globicephala macrorhynchus |
8 |
Sperm Whale |
Physeter macrocephalus |
1 John only |
Bottle-nosed Dolphin |
Tursiops truncatus |
40 |
White-tip Reef Shark |
Triaenodon obesus |
10 |
Manta Ray |
Manta birostris |
3 |
White-spotted Eagle Ray |
Aetobatus narinari |
6 |
Sting Ray |
? |
2 |
Puffer Fish |
? |
8 |
Sally Lightfoot Crab |
Grapsus grapsus |
L/C |
Ghost Crab |
Ocypode gaudichaudii |
- |
Sea Snake sp |
? |
1 |
Starfish |
? |
- |
Chocolate Chip Sea Star |
Nidorellia armata |
1 |
White Sea Urchin |
Tripneustes depressus |
L/C |
Pencil-spined Sea Urchin |
Eucidaris thouarsii |
L/C |
Green Sea Urchin |
Lytechinus semituberculatus |
few |
SPECIES |
Scientific Name |
Highest daily count
C.= Common
LC = Locally Common
H or h.= Heard only
N/C.= No count
Ch = Choco Area Endemic |
Snowy Egret |
Egretta thula |
1 |
Great Egret |
Ardea herodias |
1 |
Cattle Egret |
Bubulcus ibis |
30 |
Black Vulture |
Coragyps atratus |
4 |
Turkey Vulture |
Cathartes aura |
N/C |
Barred Hawk |
Leucopternis princeps |
1 |
Roadside Hawk |
Buteo magnirostris |
1 |
Barred Forest-Falcon |
Micrastur ruficollis |
1 |
American Kestrel |
Falco sparverius |
1 |
Sickle-winged Guan |
Chamaepetes goudotii |
2 |
Band-tailed Pigeon |
Columba fasciata |
12+ |
Plumbeous Pigeon |
Columba plumbea |
5+ |
White-tipped Dove |
Leptotila verreauxi |
1 |
White-throated Quail-Dove |
Geotrygon frenata |
H |
Barred Parakeet |
Bolborhynchus lineola |
1 |
Red-billed Parrot |
Pionus sordidus |
4 |
Bronze-winged Parrot |
Pionus chalcopterus |
7 |
Squirrel Cuckoo |
Piaya cayana |
1 |
Smooth-billed Ani |
Crotophaga ani |
N/C |
Common Potoo |
Nyctibius griseus |
1 |
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk |
Lurocalis rufiventris |
4 |
White-collared Swift |
Streptoprocne zonaris |
20+ |
Chestnut-collared Swift |
Cypseloides rutilus |
6+ |
White-tipped Swift |
Aeronautes montivagus |
10 |
Tawny-bellied Hermit |
Phaethornis syrmatophorus |
2 |
Stripe-throated Hermit |
Phaethornis striigularis |
1 |
Green-fronted Lancebill |
Doryfera ludovicae |
1 |
Brown Violet-ear |
Colibri delphinae |
1 |
Green Violet-ear |
Colibri thalassinus |
L/C |
Sparkling Violet-ear |
Colibri coruscans |
L/C |
Western Emerald |
Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus |
L/C |
Green-crowned Woodnymph |
Thalurania fannyi |
1 |
Andean Emerald |
Amazilia franciae |
4+ |
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird |
Amazilia tzacatl |
5+ |
Speckled Hummingbird |
Adelomyia melanogenys |
4+ |
Purple-bibbed Whitetip |
Urosticte benjamini |
1 Ch |
Empress Brilliant |
Heliodoxa imperatrix |
3 |
Fawn-breasted Brilliant |
Heliodoxa rubinoides |
4+ |
White-tailed Hillstar |
Urochroa bougueri |
1 |
Mountain Velvetbreast |
Lafresnaya lafresnayi |
1 |
Brown Inca |
Coeligena wilsoni |
2 Ch |
Collared Inca |
Coeligena torquata |
L/C |
Buff-tailed Coronet |
Boissonneaua flavescens |
L/C |
Velvet-purple Coronet |
Boissonneaua jardini |
1 |
Gorgeted Sunangel |
Heliangelus strophianus |
L/C Ch |
Sapphire-vented Puffleg |
Eriocnemis luciani |
1 |
Booted Racket-tail |
Ocreatus underwoodii |
L/C |
Green-tailed Trainbearer |
Lesbia nuna |
1 |
Black-tailed Trainbearer |
Lesbia victoriae |
2 |
Violet-tailed Sylph |
Aglaiocercus coelestis |
L/C Ch |
Wedge-billed Hummingbird |
Schistes geoffroyi |
1 |
Purple-throated Woodstar |
Philodice mitchellii |
4+ |
White-bellied Woodstar |
Acestrura mulsant |
2 |
Golden-headed Quetzal |
Pharomachrus auriceps |
4 |
Masked Trogon |
Trogon personatus |
3 |
Collared Trogon |
Trogon collaris |
1 |
Rufous Motmot |
Baryphthengus martii |
H |
Red-headed Barbet |
Eubucco bourcierii |
2 |
Toucan Barbet |
Semnornis ramphastinus |
3 |
Crimson-rumped Toucanet |
Aulacorhynchus haematopygus |
2 |
Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan |
Andigena laminirostris |
2 |
Choco Toucan |
Ramphastos brevis |
1 |
Pale-mandibled Aracari |
Pteroglossus erythropygius |
4 |
Lineated Woodpecker |
Dryocopus lineatus |
1 |
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker |
Piculus rivolii |
1 |
Golden-olive Woodpecker |
Piculus rubiginosus |
2 |
Smoky-brown Woodpecker |
Veniliornis fumigatus |
1 |
Powerful Woodpecker |
Campephilus pollens |
1 |
Azara's Spinetail |
Synallaxis azarae |
3 |
Slaty Spinetail |
Synallaxis brachyuran |
H |
Red-faced Spinetail |
Cranioleuca erythrops |
2 |
Pearled Treerunner |
Margarornis squamiger |
1 |
Streaked Tuftedcheek |
Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii |
2 |
Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner |
Anabacerthia variegaticeps |
2 |
Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner |
Philydor rufus |
3 |
Flammulated Treehunter |
Thripadectes flammulatus |
2 |
Striped Treehunter |
Thripadectes holostictus |
1 |
Tyrannine Woodcreeper |
Dendrocincla tyrannina |
1 |
Spotted Woodcreeper |
Xiphorhynchus erythropygius |
1 |
Black-striped Woodcreeper |
Xiphorhynchus spixii |
1 |
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper |
Glyphorynchus spirurus |
1 |
Montane Woodcreeper |
Lepidocolaptes lachrymiger |
2 |
Uniform Antshrike |
Thamnophilus unicolor |
H |
Slaty Antwren |
Myrmotherula schisticolor |
1 |
Long-tailed Antbird |
Drymophila caudata |
2 |
Immaculate Antbird |
Myrmeciza immaculata |
1 |
Rufous-breasted Antthrush |
Formicarius rufipectus |
H |
Scaled Antpitta |
Grallaria guatimalensis |
2H |
Chestnut-crowned Antpitta |
Grallaria ruficapilla |
H |
Nariño Tapaculo |
Scytalopus vicinior |
H Ch |
Spillmann's Tapaculo |
Scytalopus spillmanni |
1 + 3H |
Ocellated Tapaculo |
Acropternis orthonyx |
2 + 2H |
Sierran Elaenia |
Elaenia pallatangae |
4 |
White-tailed Tyrannulet |
Mecocerculus poecilocercus |
2 |
Rufous-winged Tyrannulet |
Mecocerculus calopterus |
2 |
Yellow Tyrannulet |
Capsiempis flaveola |
1 |
Golden-faced Tyrannulet |
Zimmerius chrysops |
1 |
Torrent Tyrannulet |
Serpophaga cinerea |
1 |
Streak-necked Flycatcher |
Mionectes striaticollis |
1 |
Olive-striped Flycatcher |
Mionectes olivaceus |
1 |
Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant |
Pogonotriccus ophthalmicus |
1 |
Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant |
Pseudotriccus ruficeps |
1 + 1H |
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant |
Lophotriccus pileatus |
1 |
Cinnamon Flycatcher |
Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea |
1 |
Ornate Flycatcher |
Myiotriccus ornatus |
4 |
Flavescent Flycatcher |
Myiophobus flavicans |
1 |
Bran-colored Flycatcher |
Myiophobus fasciatus |
1 |
Western Wood-Pewee |
Contopus sordidulus |
1 |
Smoke-coloured Pewee |
Contopus fumigatus |
3 |
Slaty-capped Flycatcher |
Leptopogon superciliaris |
1 |
Black Phoebe |
Sayornis nigricans |
1 |
Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant |
Silvicultrix diadema |
1 |
Rusty-margined Flycatcher |
Myiozetetes cayanensis |
3 |
Golden-crowned Flycatcher |
Myiodynastes chrysocephalus |
3 |
Tropical Kingbird |
Tyrannus melancholicus |
2 |
Barred Becard |
Pachyramphus versicolor |
H |
Slaty Becard |
Pachyramphus spodiurus |
1 |
Cinnamon Becard |
Pachyramphus cinnamomeus |
1 |
Black-and-white Becard |
Pachyramphus albogriseus |
1 |
One-coloured Becard |
Platypsaris homochrous |
2 |
Green-and-black Fruiteater |
Pipreola riefferii |
4 |
Andean Cock-of-the-rock |
Rupicola peruviana |
3 |
Golden-winged Manakin |
Masius chrysopterus |
1 |
Club-winged Manakin |
Machaeropterus deliciosus |
2 |
Turquoise Jay |
Cyanolyca turcosa |
10+ |
Beautiful Jay |
Cyanolyca pulchra |
1 Ch |
Red-eyed Vireo |
Vireo olivaceus |
3 |
Brown-capped Vireo |
Vireo leucophrys |
2 |
Andean Solitaire |
Myadestes ralloides |
1 |
Pale-eyed Thrush |
Platycichla leucops |
1 |
Great Thrush |
Turdus fuscater |
2 |
Ecuadorian Thrush |
Turdus maculirostris |
1 |
White-capped Dipper |
Cinclus leucocephalus |
2 |
Blue-and-white Swallow |
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca |
N/C |
Plain-tailed Wren |
Thryothorus euophrys |
2 |
Southern House-Wren |
Troglodytes musculus |
2 |
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren |
Henicorhina leucophrys |
2 + 2H |
Tropical Parula |
Parula pitiayumi |
3 |
Blackburnian Warbler |
Dendroica fusca |
2 |
Olive-crowned Yellowthroat |
Geothlypis semiflava |
1 |
Slate-throated Whitestart |
Myioborus miniatus |
4+ |
Spectacled Whitestart |
Myioborus melanocephalus |
3 |
Three-striped Warbler |
Basileuterus tristriatus |
6 |
Choco Warbler |
Basileuterus chlorophrys |
1 |
Russet-crowned Warbler |
Basileuterus coronatus |
3 |
Bananaquit |
Coereba flaviola |
1 |
Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia |
Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys |
3 |
Orange-bellied Euphonia |
Euphonia xanthogaster |
2 |
Capped Conebill |
Conirostrum albifrons |
1 |
Masked Flowerpiercer |
Diglossopis cyanea |
2 |
Black Flowerpiercer |
Diglossopis humeralis |
2 |
White-sided Flowerpiercer |
Diglossa albilatera |
2 |
Green Honeycreeper |
Chlorophanes spiza |
1 |
Blue-necked Tanager |
Tanagara cyanicollis |
2 |
Rufous-throated Tanager |
Tanagara rufigula |
6+ |
Golden Tanager |
Tangara arthus |
6+ |
Flame-faced Tanager |
Tangara parzudakii |
3+ |
Metallic-green Tanager |
Tangara labradorides |
2 |
Golden-naped Tanager |
Tangara ruficervix |
2 |
Beryl-spangled Tanager |
Tangara nigroviridis |
8 |
Blue-and-black Tanager |
Tangara vassorii |
2 |
Black-capped Tanager |
Tangara heinei |
2 |
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager |
Anisognathus igniventris |
5 |
Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager |
Anisognathus somptuosus |
8 |
Moss-backed Tanager |
Bangsia edwardsi |
3 |
Swallow Tanager |
Tersina viridis |
2 |
Blue-gray Tanager |
Thraupis episcopus |
4 |
Palm Tanager |
Thraupis palmarum |
1 |
Blue-capped Tanager |
Thraupis cyanocephala |
1 |
Yellow-rumped Tanager |
Ramphocelus icteronotus |
1 |
White-winged Tanager |
Piranga leucoptera |
2 |
Rufous-chested Tanager |
Thlypopsis ornata |
N/C |
Dusky Bush-tanager |
Chlorospingus semifuscus |
4 Ch |
Yellow-throated Bush-tanager |
Chlorospingus flavigularis |
4 |
Western Hemispingus |
Hemispingus ochraceus |
3 |
Grass-green Tanager |
Chlorornis riefferii |
2 |
Plushcap |
Catamblyrhynchus diadema |
2 |
Buff-throated Saltator |
Saltator maximus |
2 |
Black-winged Saltator |
Saltator atripennis |
1 |
Southern Yellow-Grosbeak |
Pheucticus chrysogaster |
5 |
Blue-black Grassquit |
Volatinia jacarina |
1 |
Variable Seedeater |
Sporophila aurita |
N/C |
Yellow-bellied Seedeater |
Sporophila nigricollis |
2 |
Tricolored Brush-Finch |
Atlapetes tricolor |
1 |
White-winged Brush-Finch |
Atlapetes leucopterus |
1 |
Tanager Finch |
Oreothraupis arremonops |
H Ch |
Rufous-collared Sparrow |
Zonotrichia capensis |
L/C |