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Galapagos Wildlife

Observing wildlife while you travel in the Galapagos is more rewarding if you keep track of the wildlife you see. This checklist offers a handy way of doing so, and it even mentions the probability of sighting each species!

Species Type and Abundance
·	Endemic (found only in Galápagos)
·S	Endemic Subspecies (Species exists in other parts of the world, but no interbreeding with the Galapagos population. The Galapagos population may evolve into a distinct species.)
R	Resident (breeds in Galápagos and elsewhere)
M	Migrant (returns yearly to Galápagos)
I	Introduced (introduced by humans)
a	Abundant (Well established and widespread in Galápagos. Quite easy to find in its habitat)
c	Common: (Easy to find if you know where and when to look)
u	Uncommon: (Some effort required to find. You need to know when and where to look and have some luck)
r	Restriced/Rare: (Very restricted range or very few in number. Plenty of luck needed to find. Knowing when and where to look is essential)

Land Mammals	Reptiles
·-c Galápagos Bat ·-r Rice Rat (4 species) R-c Hoary Bat I-c Feral Cat I-u Feral Dog I-c Feral Donkey I-c Feral Goat I-u Feral Pig I-c Black Rat	·-c Marine Iguana ·-u Galápagos Land Iguana ·-u Giant Tortise ·-a Lava Lizard (7 species) ·-c Galápagos Snake (3 species) ·-a Gecko (7 species ranging from E, R, and I) R-u Pacific Green Turtle

Marine Animals	Sharks, Rays, and Crabs
·-c Galápagos Fur Sea Lion R-c Galápagos Sea Lion R-c Common Dolphin R-u Orca (killer whale) V-u Short-finned pilot whale V-u Sperm Whale	·-u Galápagos Shark R-u Black-finned Reef Shark R-u Hammerhead Shark R-u White-tipped Reef Shark

Invertebrates	Plants
·-u Galápagos scorpion ·S-a Galápagos Sulfur Butterfly ·S-c Hawkmoth ·-u Large Galápagos Centipede R-c Carpenter Bee I-c Cottony Cushion Scale R-a Giant Crab Spider I-c Little Carpenter Ant R-u Monarch Butterfly	·-c Candelabra Cactus ·-c Galápagos Cotton (2 species) ·-c Lava Cactus ·-c Manzanillo (poison apple) ·-c Opuntia Cactus ·-c Scalesia(various) R-c Black Mangrove R-c Button Mangrove R-c Red Mangrove R-c White Mangrove

Birds

Albatrosses
·-c Waved Albatross

Boobies and Gannets
·S-a Blue-footed Booby
·S-a Nazca Booby (or Masked Booby)
·S-a Red-footed Booby

Cormorants
· -r Flightless Cormorant

Cukoos
R-c Dark-billed Cuckoo
I-c Smooth Billed Ani

Ducks
·S-c White-cheeked Pintail
I -c Blue-winged Teal
I -c Dark-billed Cuckoo
I -c Smooth Billed Ani

Finches
·-a Small Ground-finch
·-a Medium Ground-finch
·-a Large Ground-finch
·-c Sharp-beaked Ground-finch
·-c Common Cactus-finch
·-u Large Cactus-finch
·-c Vegetarian finch
·-c Small Tree-finch
·-u Medium Tree-finch
·-a Large Tree-finch
·-c Woodpecker finch
·-r Mangrove finch
·-c Warbler finch

Frigatebirds
S-a Magnificent Frigatebird
R-c Great Frigatebird

Flamingos
·-u Greater Flamingo

Grebes
·-c Peid-billed Grebe

Gulls, Terns and Skuas
·-c Lava Gull
·-c Franklin's Gull
·-c Swallow-tailed Gull
·S-c Common Noddy
·R-c Common Tern
·R-c Sooty Tern
·M-u Royal Tern

Herons and Egrets
·-u Lava Heron
·S-c Yellow-crowned Heron
·R-u Cattle Egret
·M-u Snowy Egret
· R-u Great Egret
·R-u Striated Heron
· R-c Great Blue Heron

Kingfishers
· M-c Belted Kingfisher
Mockingbirds
·-u Chatham Mockingbird
·-a Galápagos Mockingbird
·-r Charles Mockingbird
·-u Hood Mockingbird

New World Flycatchers
·-c Galápagos Flycatcher
·R-c Vermillion Flycatcher

New World Warblers
·S-a Yellow Warbler

Nightjars and Swifts
·M-u Common Nighthawk

Osperys, Hawks and Falcons
·-c Galápagos Hawk
·M-u Osprey
·M-u Perigrine Falcon
·Oystercatchers and Avocets
·S-c American Oystercatcher
·R-c Black-necked Stilt

Owls
·R-c Dark-billed Cuckoo

Pelicans
·S-a Brown Pelican

Penguins
·-u Galápagos Penguin

Petrels
·S-c Audubon's Shearwater
·S-u Dark-rumped (Hawaiian Petrel)

Pigeons and Doves
·-c Galápagos Dove

Plovers
·M-c Black-bellied (grey)
·M-c Plover
·M-c Semipalmated Plover

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