The Galapagos Islands are the best destination for birdwatchers because of its incomparable fauna and flora wealth. According to the World Wide Fund for Nature, the Enchanted Islands are home to nearly 9,000 species, many of them endemic (found nowhere else on earth). Approximately 80% of the land birds found here are endemic, such as the Galapagos Penguin, the Flightless Cormorant, the Swallow-tailed Gull and the Galapagos Petrel. For those who love nature, a birdwatching Galapagos tour should be in their bucket list, and Fragata Yacht makes this trip possible through its birding itineraries of 8, 12 and 15 days. We invite you to read this blog about the bird species you can expect to see in our itineraries. Feel free to leave a comment or question, we will be glad to answer any questions you may have.
The Galapagos Penguin: an endemic species of this place8-day/7-nights birdwatching
itinerary:
Day1: Friday. Baltra Airport – North Seymour. Iconic bird species you may expect to see on Day 1: Galapagos doves, fork-tailed gulls, common frigates, royal frigates, blue-footed boobies, tropical birds, medium and large ground finches.
Day2: Saturday. Genovesa Is. Iconic bird species you may expect to see on Day 2: Red-footed boobies, common frigate birds, royal frigate birds, field owls, sharp-billed finches, Cucuve, cactus finches, lava and forked-tailed gulls (the only nocturnal gull in the world), Nazca boobies, canaries Maria, lava herons, night herons.
Day3: Sunday. Vicente Roca Point. Iconic bird species you may expect to see on Day 3: Blue footed boobies, Nazca boobies, Galapagos penguins, flightless cormorants, Galapagos hawks, finches, storm petrels, terns, pelicans.
Day4: Monday. Urbina Bay – Elizabeth Bay. Iconic bird species you may expect to see on Day 4: Darwin’s finches, mangrove finches, Galapagos hawks, Galapagos Penguins, Dark-billed Cuckoos; occasionally warlock birds.
Day5: Tuesday. Isabela Is: Wetlands – Sierra Negra. Iconic bird species you may expect to see on Day 5: Flamingos, Galapagos swallows, pachay, patillos, curlews, common terns, blue-winged teals, ospreys.
Day6: Wednesday. Floreana Is: Cormorant Point – Asylum of Peace. Iconic bird species you may expect to see on Day 6: flycatchers, tree and ground finches, Galapagos penguins, pelicans, flamingos, white-cheeked pintails, Galapagos petrels; occasionally medium tree finches.
Day7: Thursday. Española Is. Iconic bird species you may expect to see on Day 7: Spanish Cucuves, canaries Maria, Galapagos hawks, Albatrosses (from April to December), ground cactus finches, Nazca boobies, blue footed boobies.
Day8: Friday. Puerto Ayora – Baltra Is.
Nazca Boobies: one of the three boobies found in Galapagos12-days/11-nights birdwatching
itinerary:
Day1: Friday: Baltra Airport – North Seymour Is. Emblematic birds you may expect to see on Day 1: Galapagos doves, fork-tailed gulls, common frigates, royal frigates, blue-footed boobies, tropical birds, medium and large ground finches.
Day2: Saturday: San Cristobal Is. – Cerro Brujo. Emblematic birds you may expect to see on Day 2: Blue-footed boobies, fork-tailed gulls, lava gulls, great blue herons, flycatchers, medium / large ground finches, large tree finches, common finches, large ground finches, yellow warblers.
Day3: Sunday: Española Is. Emblematic birds you may expect to see on Day 3: Spanish Cucuves, canaries Maria, Galapagos hawks, Albatrosses (from April to December), ground cactus finches, Nazca boobies, blue footed boobies.
Day4: Monday: Floreana Is. – Cormorant Point – Asylum of Peace. Emblematic birds you may expect to see on Day 4: flycatchers, tree and ground finches, Galapagos penguins, pelicans, flamingos, white-cheeked pintails, Galapagos petrels; occasionally medium tree finches.
Day5: Tuesday: Isabela Is: Wetlands – Sierra Negra. Emblematic birds you may expect to see on Day 5: Flamingos, Galapagos swallows, pachay, patillos, curlews, common terns, blue-winged teals, ospreys.
Day6: Wednesday: Urbina Bay – Caleta Cove. Emblematic birds you may expect to see on Day 6: Cormorants, boobies, Darwin’s finches, mangrove finches, Galapagos hawks, Galapagos Penguins, Dark-billed Cuckoos; occasionally warlock birds.
Day7. Thursday: Vicente Roca Point – Espinosa Point. Emblematic birds you may expect to see on Day 7: Blue footed boobies, Nazca boobies, Galapagos penguins, flightless cormorants, Galapagos hawks, finches, storm petrels, terns, pelicans.
Day8. Friday: Santiago Is. – Chinese Hat. Emblematic birds you may expect to see on Day 8: Lava Finches, Penguins, Lava Herons, Darwin’s Finches, Galapagos Hawks, American Oystercatchers.
Day9. Saturday: Genovesa Is. Emblematic birds you may expect to see on Day 9: Red-footed boobies, common frigate birds, royal frigate birds, field owls, sharp-billed finches, Cucuve, cactus finches, lava and forked-tailed gulls (the only nocturnal gull in the world), Nazca boobies, canaries Maria, lava herons, night herons.
Day10. Sunday: South Plaza Is. – Santa Fe Is.: Emblematic birds you may expect to see on Day 10: Galapagos doves, Galapagos hawks, finches, tropical birds, cactus finches, canaries, seagulls, terns, petrels.
Day11. Monday: Rabida Is. – Highlands of Santa Cruz Is: Emblematic birds you may expect to see on Day 11: Nine species of finches; woodpeckers, songbirds, vegetarians, flamingos, Galapagos hawks, white-cheeked ducks.
Day12. Tuesday: Twin craters – Baltra Airport: Emblematic birds you may expect to see on Day 12: finches, pigeons, witch birds.
The red-footed booby: the smallest of the Galapagos boobie species15-days/14-nights birdwatching
itinerary:
Day1: Friday. Baltra Airport – North Seymour. Iconic bird species you may expect to see on Day 1: Galapagos doves, fork-tailed gulls, common frigates, royal frigates, blue-footed boobies, tropical birds, medium and large ground finches.
Day2: Saturday. San Cristobal Is. – Cerro Brujo. Emblematic birds you may expect to see on Day 2: Blue-footed boobies, fork-tailed gulls, lava gulls, great blue herons, flycatchers, medium / large ground finches, large tree finches, common finches, large ground finches, yellow warblers.
Day3: Sunday. San Cristobal Is. – Puerto Baquerizo Moreno – Tortuga Breeding Center. Emblematic birds you may expect to see on Day 3: Chatham Mockingbirds, Earwig Gulls, San Cristobal Cucuves, Blue-footed Firebird, Fork-tailed Gull, Lava Gull, Semipalmated Plover, Pelicans, Great Blue Heron, Flycatchers, Cucuves.
Day4: Monday. Española Is: Emblematic birds you may expect to see on Day 4: Spanish Cucuves, canaries Maria, Galapagos hawks, Albatrosses (from April to December), ground cactus finches, Nazca boobies, blue footed boobies.
Day5: Tuesday. Floreana Is. – Cormorant Point – Asylum of Peace. Emblematic birds you may expect to see on Day 5: flycatchers, tree and ground finches, Galapagos penguins, pelicans, flamingos, white-cheeked pintails, Galapagos petrels; occasionally medium tree finches.
Day6: Wednesday. Isabela Is: Wetlands – Sierra Negra. Iconic bird species you may expect to see on Day 6: Iconic bird species you may expect to see on Day 6: Flamingos, Galapagos swallows, pachay, patillos, curlews, common terns, blue-winged teals, ospreys.
Day7: Thursday. Urbina Bay – Caleta Cove. Emblematic birds you may expect to see on Day 7: Cormorants, boobies, Darwin’s finches, mangrove finches, Galapagos hawks, Galapagos Penguins, Dark-billed Cuckoos; occasionally warlock birds.
Day8: Friday. Mangle Point – Playa Negra. Emblematic birds you may expect to see on Day 8: Mangrove finches, frigate birds, blue-footed boobies, petrels, flightless cormorants, masked boobies, yellow-crowned herons, lava herons.
Day9: Saturday. Vicente Roca Point – Punta Espinosa. Emblematic birds you may expect to see on Day 9: Blue footed boobies, Nazca boobies, Galapagos penguins, flightless cormorants, Galapagos hawks, finches, storm petrels, terns, pelicans.
Day10: Sunday. Santiago – Chinese Hat. Emblematic birds you may expect to see on Day 10: Lava Finches, Penguins, Lava Herons, Darwin’s Finches, Galapagos Hawks, American Oystercatchers.
Day11: Monday. Genovesa Island. Iconic bird species you may expect to see on Day 11: Red-footed boobies, common frigate birds, royal frigate birds, field owls, sharp-billed finches, Cucuve, cactus finches, lava and forked-tailed gulls (the only nocturnal gull in the world), Nazca boobies, canaries Maria, lava herons, night herons.
Day12: Tuesday. South Plaza Is. – Santa Fe Is.: Emblematic birds you may expect to see on Day 12: Galapagos doves, Galapagos hawks, finches, tropical birds, cactus finches, canaries, seagulls, terns, petrels.
Day13: Wednesday. Rabida Is. – Highlands of Santa Cruz Is: Emblematic birds you may expect to see on Day 13: Nine species of finches; woodpeckers, songbirds, vegetarians, flamingos, Galapagos hawks, white-cheeked ducks.
Day14: Thursday. Highlands of Santa Cruz. (Media Luna – Cerro Cocker) – Charles Darwin Station. Emblematic birds you may expect to see on Day 14: Galapagos petrels, Hawaiian petrels, pachays, ground finches, flycatchers.
Day15: Friday. Twin craters – Baltra Airport: Emblematic birds you may expect to see on Day 15: finches, pigeons, witch birds.
