| Common Name (Seabirds) |
Scientific Name |
Habitat Preference |
Islands |
| Albatross, Waved |
Diomedea irrorata |
O, A |
E |
| Booby, Blue-Footed |
Sula nebouxii |
O, R, S, A |
E, F |
| Booby, Nazca |
Sula granti |
O, R, S, A |
E, F |
| Booby, Red-Footed |
Sula sula |
O, R, S, A |
F |
| Frigatebird, Great |
Fregata minor |
O, R, S, A |
E, F |
| Grigatebird, Magnificent |
Fregata magnificens |
O, R, S, A |
E, F |
| Gull, Lava |
Larus fuliginosus |
O, R, S |
E, F |
| Gull, Swallow-Tailed |
Creagrus furcatus |
O, R, S, A |
E, F |
| Noddy, Common |
Anous stolidus |
O, R, S, A |
E, F |
| Pelican, Brown |
Pelecanus occidentalis |
O, R, S |
E, F |
| Penguin, Galapagos |
Spheniscus mendiculus |
O, R, S |
F |
| Petrel, Dark-Rumped (or Galapagos) |
Pterodroma phaeopygia |
O, H |
F |
| Shearwater, Audubon's |
Puffinus Iherminieri |
O, R, S, A |
E, F |
| Storm-Petrel, Madeiran |
Oceanodroma castro |
O, R, S, A |
E, F |
| Tropicbird, Red-billed |
Phaethon aethereus |
O, R, S, A |
E, F |
| Common Name (Waterbirds) |
Scientific Name |
Habitat Preference |
Islands |
| Crake, Paint-billed |
Neocrex erythrops |
A, T, H |
F |
| Egret, Cattle |
Bulbulcus ibis |
S, A, T, H |
F |
| Egret, Great |
Ardea alba |
S, A, T, H |
F |
| Egret, Snowy (migrant) |
Egretta thula |
S |
E, F (migrant) |
| Flamingo, Greater |
Phoenicopterus ruber |
S |
F |
| Gallinule, Common (or Moorhen) |
Gallinula chlorophus |
S |
F |
| Heron, Great Blue |
Ardea herodias |
S |
F |
| Heron, Lava (or Galapagos) |
Butorides sundevalli |
S |
E, F |
| Night-heron, Yellow-crowned |
Nycticorax violaceus |
R, S |
E, F |
| Pintail, White-cheeked (or Galapagos) |
Anas bahamensis |
S, T |
E, F |
| Rail, Galapagos |
Laterallus spilonotus |
T, H |
F |
| Teal, Blue-Winged (migrant) |
Anas discors |
S, T, H |
E, F (migrant) |
| Common Name (Shorebirds) |
Scientific Name |
Prefered Habitat |
Island |
| Dowitcher, Short-billed (migrant) |
Limnodromus griseus |
S |
E, F (migrant) |
| Oystercatcher, American |
Haematopus palliatus |
R, S |
E, F |
| Phalarope, Wilson's |
Phalaropus tricolor |
S |
E, F (migrant) |
| Plover, Black-bellied (or Grey) |
Pluvialis squatarola |
S |
E, F (migrant) |
| Plover, Semipalmated |
Charadrius semipalmatus |
S |
E, F (migrant) |
| Sanderling |
Calidris alba |
S |
E, F (migrant) |
| Sandpiper, Least |
Calidris minutilla |
S |
E, F (migrant) |
| Sandpiper, Solitary |
Tringa solitaria |
S, T, H |
E, F (migrant) |
| Sandpiper, Spotted |
Actitis macularia |
S |
E, F (migrant) |
| Stilt, Black-necked |
Himantopus mexicanus |
S, T, H |
F |
| Surfbird |
Aphriza virgata |
S |
E, F (migrant) |
| Tattler, Wandering |
Heteroscelus incanus |
S |
E, F (migrant) |
| Turnstone, Ruddy |
Arenaria interpres |
S |
E, F (migrant) |
| Whimbrel |
Numenius phaeopus |
S, T, H |
E, F (migrant) |
| Willet |
Catoptrophorus sempalmatus |
S |
E, F (migrant) |
| Yellowlegs, Lesser |
Tringa flavipes |
S |
E, F (migrant) |
| Common Name (Raptors) |
Scientific Name |
Habitat Preference |
Islands |
| Hawk, Galapagos |
Buteo galapagoensis |
S, A, T, H |
E |
| Osprey (migrant) |
Pandion haliaetus |
O, S, A |
E, F (migrant) |
| Peregrine (migrant) |
Falco peregrinus |
O, S, A |
E, F (migrant) |
| Common Name (Nightbirds) |
Scientific Name |
Habitat Preference |
Islands |
| Owl, Short-eared |
Asio flammeus |
S, A, T, H |
E, F |
| Common Name (Larger Landbirds) |
Scientific Name |
Habitat Preference |
Islands |
| Ani, Smooth-billed |
Crotophaga ani |
A, T, H |
F |
| Cuckoo, Dark-billed |
Coccyzus melacoryphus |
S, A, T, H |
F |
| Dove, Galapagos |
Zenaida galapagoensis |
R, S, A, T |
E, F |
| Kingfisher, Belted (migrant) |
Megaceryle alcyon |
S |
E, F (migrant) |
| Common Name (Aerial Feeders) |
Scientific Name |
Habitat Preference |
Islands |
| Martin, Galapagos |
Progne modesta |
S, A, T, H |
E, F |
| Swallow, Barn (migrant) |
Hirundo rustica |
S, A, T |
E, F (migrant) |
| Common Name (Smaller Landbirds) |
Scientific Names |
Habitat Preference |
Islands |
| Finch, Cactus |
Geospiza scandens ssp. intermedia |
S, A, T |
F |
| Finch, Large Cactus |
Geospiza conirostris ssp. conirostris |
S, A |
E |
| Finch, Large Tree |
Camarhynchus psittacula ssp. psittacula |
A, T, H |
F |
| Finch, Medium Ground |
Geospiza fortis |
R, S, A, T, H |
F |
| Finch, Medium Tree |
Camarhynchus pauper |
A, T, H |
F |
| Finch, Small Ground |
Geospiza fuliginosa |
R, S, A, T, H |
E, F |
| Finch, Small Tree |
Camarhynchus pauper ssp. parvulus |
S, A, T, H |
F |
| Finch, Vegetarian |
Camarhynchus crassirostris |
A, T, H |
F |
| Finch, Warbler |
Certhidia olivacea ssp. cinerascens ssp. ridgwayii |
S, A S, A, T, H |
E F |
| Flycatcher, Large-billed (or Galapagos) |
Myiarchus magnirostris |
S, A, T, H |
E, F |
| Flycatcher, Vermillion |
Pyrocephalus rubinus ssp. nanus |
S, A, T, H |
F |
| Mockingbird, Charles (or Floreana) |
Nesomimus parvulus |
R |
F |
| Mockingbird, Hood |
Nesomimus macdonaldi |
R, S, A |
F |
| Warbler, Yellow |
Dendroica petechia |
S, A, T, H |
E, F |