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The Galįpagos Islands & mainland Ecuador,
September 29 - October 10, 2006
Bird List
GALAPAGOS 28th Sep - 13th Oct 2006
(as compiled by Josele Saiz for Birdseekers)
- trip reports:
Souht Africa II
Canada
Sulawesi & Halmahera
Bali, Komodo & Rinca
Namibia
Uganda II
Galįpagos
South Africa
Chad
Gambia
Alaska
Trinidad & Tobago
Morocco
.. Other reports
N: No of days out of 10 recorded
Highest daily count
C = Common LC = Locally Common H or h.= Heard only N/C.= No count E = Endemic Species Es = Endemic Subspecies
SPECIES
SCIENTIFIC NAME
N
Highest daily count
1. Galapagos Penguin Sphensicus mendiculus
3
18
E
2. Waved Albatross Phoebastria irrorata
1
30+
E
3. Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii excise
10
L/C
Es
4. Nazca Booby Sula granti
9
L/C
5. Red-footed Booby Sula sula websteri
1
L/C
6. Flightless Cormorant Phalacrocorax harrisi
2
36
E
7. Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
5
L/C
8. Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
10
L/C
Es
9. Dark-rumped Petrel Pterodroma phaeopygia
4
75+
Es
10. Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri subalaris
7
700+
Es
11. Elliot's Storm Petrel Oceanites gracilis galapagoensis
10
L/C
Es
12. Madeiran Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro
2
3
13. Markham's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma
1
3
14. Wedge-rumped Storm Petrel Oceanodroma tethys tethys
7
200+
Es
15. Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
3
200+
16. Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis urinator
10
150+
Es
17. Cattle Egret Bulbulcus ibis
4
75+
18. Snowy Egret Leucophoyx thula
1
1
19. Great Egret Ardea alba
1
2
20. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias cognate
4
6
Es
21. Striated Heron Butorides striata
4
4
22. Lava (Galapagos)  Heron Butorides striata striatus
7
19
23. Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax violacea pauper
5
10
Es
24. Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus rubber glyphorhynchus
2
30+
Es
25. Galapagos Pintail Anas bahamensis galapagensis
4
26
Es
26. Galapagos Hawk Buteo galapagoensis
3
6
E
27. Paint-billed Crake Neocrex erythrops
1
1
28. Galapagos Rail Laterallus spilonotus
1
1 + 6H
E
29. Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
3
13
30. American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliates galapagensis
3
8
Es
31. Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
3
8
32. Hudsonian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus
5
42+
33. Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
1
1
34. Semi-palmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
3
18
35. Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
1
1
36. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
8
62
37. Short-billed Dowitchter Limnodromus griseus
1
1
38. Wandering Tattler Heteroscelus incanus
6
43
39. Sanderling Calidris alba
6
12
40. Least Sandpiper Calidris mauri
2
28+
41. Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
3
9
42. Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
1
1
43. Red (Grey) Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
3
20
44. Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
3
40+
45. Lava Gull Larus fuliginosus
3
11
E
46. Swallow-tailed Gull Larus furcatus
5
300
E
47. Common Tern Sterna hirundo
1
8
48. Brown Noddy Anous stolidus galapagensis
9
500
Es
49. Galapagos Dove Zenaida galapagoensis
2
21
E
50. Dark-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus melacoryphus
2
7+H
51. Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
6
L/C
52. Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus galapagoensis
1
2
Es
53. Vermillion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus nanus
3
3 f
Es
54. Galapagos Flycatcher Myiarchus magnirostris
6
35+
E
55. Galapagos Martin Progne modesta modesta
2
3
E
56. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
1
2
57. Bank Swallow (Sand Martin) Riparia riparia
1
2
58. Purple Martin Progne subis
2
2 fem
59. Galapagos Mockingbird Nesomimus parvulus bauri
3
24
E
60. Galapagos Mockingbird Nesomimus parvulus parvulus
2
7
E
61. Galapagos Mockingbird Nesomimus parvulus personatus
1
1
62. Charles Mockingbird Nesomimus trifasciatus
1
2
E
63. Hood Mockingbird Nesomimus macdonaldi
1
L/C
E
64. Chatcham Mockingbird Nesomimus melanotis
1
8
E
65. Mangrove Warbler Dendroica petechia aureola
10
L/C
Es
66. Large Ground Finch Geospiza magnirostris
1
1
E
67. Medium Ground Finch Geospiza fortis
8
L/C
E
68. Small Ground Finch Geospiza fuliginosa
9
L/C
E
69. Sharp-beaked Ground Finch Geospiza difficilis difficilis
1
4
E
70. Sharp-beaked Ground Finch Geospiza difficilis debilirostris
1
4
E
71. Common Cactus Finch Geospiza scandens intermedia
3
15+
E
72. Large Cactus Finch Geospiza conirostris propinqua
1
1
E
73. Large Cactus Finch Geospiza conirostris conirostris
1
3
Es
74. Vegetarian Finch Camarhynchus crassirostris
3
6
E
75. Mangrove Finch Camarhynchus heliobates
1
3
E
76. Large Tree Finch Camarhynchus psittacula psittacula
1
6
E
77. Medium Tree Finch Camarhynchus pauper
1
5
E
78. Small Tree Finch Camarhynchus parvulus parvulus
4
9
E
79. Warbler Finch Certhidea olivacea mentalis
1
3
E
80. Warbler Finch Certhidea olivacea olivacea
2
11
Es
81. Warbler Finch Certhidea olivacea luteola
1
4
Es
82. Warbler Finch Certhidea olivacea cinerascens
1
3
Es
83. Warbler Finch Certhidea olivacea ridgwayii
1
1
Es
84. Woodpecker Finch Camarhynchus pallidus productus  
6
E
85. Woodpecker Finch Camarhynchus pallidus striatipectus
1
1
E
86. Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
1
1
Other Sightings:
1. Galapagos Giant Tortoise Geochelone elephantophus porteri
1
80+
E
2. Galapagos Giant Tortoise Geochelone elephantophus chathamensis
1
15
E
3. Black (PacificGreen) Turtle Chelonia mydas
6
50+
4. Marine Iguana  (Santa Cruz) Amblyrhynchus cristatus hassi
1
50+
E
Marine Iguana  (Genovesa) Amblyrhynchus cristatus nanus
1
1
Es
Marine Iguana  (Isabela) Amblyrhynchus cristatus albemarlensis
2
L/C
Es
Marine Iguana  (Fernandina) Amblyrhynchus cristatus cristatus
1
L/C
Es
Marine Iguana  (Espanola) Amblyrhynchus cristatus venustissimus
1
L/C
Es
5. Land Iguana Conolophus subcristatus
2
10
E
6. Western Galapagos Snake Alsophis dorsalis occidentalis
1
2
E
7. Galapagos Lava Lizard Microlophus albemarlensis
6
N/C
E
8. San Cristobal Lava Lizard Microlophus bivattatus
1
N/C
E
9. Espanola Lava Lizard Microlophus delanonis
2
12
E
10. Floreana Lava Lizard Microlophus delanonis
1
N/C
E
11. Galapagos Fur Seal Arctocephalus galapagoensis
2
4
E
12. Galapagos Sea Lion Zalophus californianus wollebacki
10
L/C
Es
13. Bottle-nosed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus
1
3
14. Porky pine Sunfish  
1
1
15. White-tipped Reef Shark Triaenodon obesus
2
8
16. Common Sting Ray Dasyatis americana
1
50
17. Manta  Ray Manta birostris
3
16
18. Sally Lightfoot Crab Grapsus grapsus
9
L/C
E
19. Galapagos Hermit Crab Calcinus explorator
2
N/C
E
20. Pencil-spined Sea Urchin Eucidaris thouarsii
1
1
21. Green Sea Urchin Lytechinus semituberculatus
2
N/C
E
22. Spotless Ladybug Cyloneda sanguinea
1
4
E
23. Large Painted Locust Schistocerca melanocera
4
N/C
E
24. Spot-winged Glider Pantala hymenaea
2
16+
25. Galapagos Carpenter Bee Xylocopa darwini
7
N/C
E
26. Galapagos Centipede Scolopendra galapagensis
1
N/C
E
27. Galapagos Blue Butterfliy Leptodes parrhasioides
2
6
28. Queen Butterfly Danaus gilippus
1
1
29. Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus
3
N/C
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