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Galápagos - 'species list'

This list of all the animal and bird species I saw and photographed during our tour of the Galápagos Islands in 2015 

accompanies the associated write-up and photo gallery.  As there are a number of species that don't feature in the

main 'collections' album I've taken this opportunity to include a few thumbnail images of some of them.

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List shows species and/or subspecies (ssp) with common English and scientific name

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species : Vulnerable (VU), Endangered (EN), Critically Endangered (CR)

Endemic species : only found in Galápagos,  Endemic subspecies : only found in Galapagos, although other closely related subspecies are found elsewhere,  Native : found in Galapagos and elsewhere, but arrived naturally rather than introduced, Resident : equivalent to native, but breeds on the islands,  Migrant : regular visitor.

Animals (mammals, reptiles, crabs)

Galápagos Sea Lion (EN)

   [Zalophus wollebacki]

 

Galápagos Fur Seal (EN)

   [Arctocephalus galapagoensis]

 

Galápagos Giant Tortoise (VU)

   [Geochelone nigrita]

   [Geochelone hoodensis]

   [Geochelone microphyes]

 

Galápagos Green Turtle (EN)

   [Chelonia mydas, ssp.agassisi]

 

Marine Iguana (VU)

   [Amblyrhynchus critatus]

 

Land Iguana (VU)

   [Conolophus subcristatus]

 

Lava Lizard

   [Microlophus albemarlensis]

   [Microlophus grayi]

Sally Lightfoot Crab

   [Grapsus grapsus]

 

Common Dolphin

   [Delphinus delphis]

 

Bottle-nosed Dolphin

   [Tursiops truncatus]

Endemic species

Endemic species

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Resident subspecies

Endemic species

Endemic species

Endemic species

Native

 

 

Regularly seen

Regularly seen

Seabirds

Galápagos Penguin (EN)

   [Spheniscus mendiculus]

 

Flightless Cormorant (VU)

   [Phalacrocorax harrisi]

 

Brown Pelican

   [Pelecanus occidentalis, ssp.urinator]

 

Waved Albatross (CR)

   [Phoebastria irrorata]

 

Galápagos Shearwater

   [Puffinus subalaris]

Elliot’s Storm Petrel 

   (aka. White-vented Storm Petrel)

   [Oceanites gracilis, ssp. galapagoensis]

 

Red-billed Tropicbird

   [Phaethon aethereus, ssp.melanorhynchos]

 

Swallow-tailed Gull

   [Creagrus furcatus]

 

Lava Gull (VU)

   [Leuophaeus fuliginosus]

 

Brown Noddy

   [Anous stolidus, ssp.galapagensis]

 

Great Frigatebird

   [Fregata minor, ssp.ridgwayi]

 

Magnificent Frigatebird

   [Fregata magnificens]

 

Blue-footed Booby

   [Sula nebouxii, ssp.excisa]

 

Red-footed Booby

   [Sula sula, ssp.rubripes]

 

Nazca Booby

   [Sula granti]

Endemic species

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Endemic subspecies

Endemic species

Endemic species

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Resident subspecies

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Endemic species

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Resident subspecies

Resident population

Endemic subspecies

Endemic subspecies

Resident species

Waterbirds and Shorebirds

American Flamingo

   [Phoenicopterus ruber]

Lava Heron

   [Butorides sundevalli]

 

Striated Heron

   (aka. Mangrove Heron)

   [Butorides striata]

 

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

   [Nyctanassa violacea, ssp.pauper]

American Oystercatcher

   [Haematopus palliates, ssp.galapagensis]

 

Wandering Tattler

   [Tringa incana]

 

Semipalmated Plover

   [Charadrius semipalmatus]

 

Least Sandpiper

   [Calidris minutilla]

 

Sanderling

   [Calidris alba]

 

Whimbrel

   (aka. Hudsonian Curlew)

   [Numenius phaeopus, ssp.hudsonicus]

White-cheeked Pintail

   [Anas bahamensis, ssp.galapagensis]

Resident population

Endemic species

Resident species

 

Endemic subspecies

Endemic subspecies

Migrant

Migrant

Migrant

 

 

Migrant

Migrant

 

Endemic subspecies

Landbirds

Galápagos Hawk (VU)

  [Buteo galapagoensis]

 

Short-eared Owl

   [Asio flammeus, ssp.galapagoensis]

 

Smooth-billed Ani

   [Crotophaga ani]

 

Galápagos Mockingbird

   [Mimus parvulus]

 

Floreana Mockingbird (EN)

   (aka. Charles Mockingbird)

   [Mimus trifasciatus]

 

Española Mockingbird (VU)

   (aka. Hood Mockingbird)

   [Mimus macdonaldi]

 

San Cristóbal Mockingbird (EN)

   (aka. Chatham Mockingbird)

   [Mimus melanotis]

 

Galápagos Flycatcher

   [Myiarchus magnirostris]

 

Mangrove Warbler 

   (aka. Galápagos Yellow Warbler)

   [Setophaga petechia, ssp.aureola]

 

Medium Ground Finch

   [Geospiza fortis]

 

Small Ground Finch

   [Geospiza fuliginosa]

 

Common Cactus Finch

   [Geospiza scandens]

 

Woodpecker Finch (VU)

   [Camarhynchus pallidus]

 

Green Warbler-Finch (VU)

   [Certhidae olivacea]

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Introduced

 

 

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Lava_Lizard.jpg

- Lava Lizard -

White-cheeked_Pintail.jpg

- White-cheeked Pintail -

Red-billed_Tropicbird.jpg

- Red-billed Tropicbird -

Swallow-tailed_Gull.jpg

- Swallow-tailed Gull -

Magnificent_Frigatebird.jpg

- Magnificent Frigatebird -

Wandering_Tattler.jpg

- Wandering Tattler -

Semipalmated_Plover.jpg

- Semipalmated Plover -

Least_Sandpiper.jpg

- Least Sandpiper -

Smooth-billed_Ani.jpg

- Smooth-billed Ani -

Galapagos_Flycatcher.jpg

- Galápagos Flycatcher -

Galapagos_Yellow_Warbler.jpg

- Galápagos Yellow Warbler -

Small_Ground_Finch_M.jpg

- Small Ground Finch (male) -

Small_Ground_Finch_F.jpg

- Small Ground Finch (female) -

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