GALAPAGOS ISLANDS BIRD LIST
| Penguins (1) | Grebes (1) |
| Albatrosses (3) | Tropicbirds (1) |
| Petrels & Shearwaters (9) | Storm Petrels (7) |
| Cormorants (1) | Flamingos (7) |
| Pelicans (1) | Boobies & Gannets (3) |
| Ospreys (1) | Plovers (25) |
| Frigatebird (2) | Herons (7) |
| Skuas (2) | Cuckoos (3) |
| Ducks (3) | Hawks (1) |
| Kingfishers (1) | Mockingbirds (4) |
| Falcons (1) | Rails & Crakes (4) |
| Tanagers (1) | Phalaropes (3) |
| Avocets & Stilts (1) | Pigeons (2) |
| Gulls & Terns (9) | Nightjars (1) |
| Barn Owls (1) | Swallows & Martins (5) |
| New World Flycatchers (2) | New World Warblers (1) |
| Waxwings (1) | Finches (13) |
| Buntings (1) |
Bird names are organized as follows:
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Family Name |
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| Latin Name | Common Name | Local Name |
GALAPAGOS BIRD LIST
| Spheniscidae | ||
| Spheniscus mendiculus | Galapagos Penguin | Ping?ino de Gal?pagos |
| Podicipedidae | ||
| Podilymbus podiceps | Pied-Billed Grebe | Zambullidor Piquipinto |
| Diomedeidae | ||
| Diomedea irrorata | Waved Albatross | Albatros Ondulado |
| Diomedea melanophris | Black-Browed Albatross | Albatros Ojeroso |
| Diomedea nigripes | Black-Footed Albatross | Albatros Patinegro |
| Procellariidae | ||
| Fulmarius glacialoides | Southern Fulmar | Fulmar Sure?o |
| Daption capense | Cape Petrel | Petrel Pintado |
| Pterodroma phaeopygia | Dark-Rumped Petrel | Petrel Lomioscuro |
| Pterodroma leucoptera | White-Winged Petrel | Petrel Aliblanco |
| Procellaria parkinsoni | Parkinson?s Black Petrel | Petrel de Parkinson |
| Puffinus pacificus | Wedge-Tailed Shearwater | Pardela Colicu?a |
| Puffinus griseus | Sooty Shearwater | Pardela Sombr?a |
| Puffinus iherminieri | Audubon?s Shearwater | Pardela de Audubon |
| Puffinus carneipes | Flesh-Footed Shearwater | Pardela Patic?rnea |
| Hydrobatidae | ||
| Oceanites gracilis | White-Vented Storm-Petrel | Pa??o Gr?cil |
| Pelagodroma marina | White-Faced Storm-Petrel | Pa??o Cariblanco |
| Fregetta grallaria | White-Bellied Storm-Petrel | Pa??o Ventriblanco |
| Oceanodroma tethys | Wedge-Rumped Storm-Petrel | Pa??o de Gal?pagos |
| Oceanodroma castro | Band-Rumped Storm-Petrel | Pa??o Lomibandeado |
| Oceanodroma leucorhoa | Leach?s Storm-Petrel | Pa??o de Leach |
| Oceanodroma markhami | Markham?s Storm-Petrel | Pa??o Tiznado |
| Phaethontidae | ||
| Phaethon aethereus | Red-Billed Tropicbird | Rabijunco Piquirrojo |
| Pelecanidae | ||
| Pelecanus occidentalis | Brown Pelican | Pel?cano Pardo |
| Sulidae | ||
| Sula nebouxii | Blue-Footed Booby | Piquero Patiazul |
| Sula dactylatra | Nazca or Masked Booby | Piquero Enmascarado |
| Sula sula | Red-Footed Booby | Piquero Patirrojo |
| Phalacrocoracidae | ||
| Nannopterum harrissi | Flightless Cormorant | Cormor?n No Volador |
| Fregatidae | ||
| Fregata magnificens | Magnificent Frigatebird | Fragata Magna |
| Fregata minor | Great Frigatebird | Fragata Grande |
| Ardeidae | ||
| Ardea herodias | Great Blue Heron | Garz?n Azulado |
| Egretta alba | Great Egret | Garceta Grande |
| Egretta thula | Snowy Egret | Garceta N?vea |
| Butorides sundevalli | Lava Heron | Garcilla de Lava |
| Bubulcus ibis | Cattle Egret | Garcilla Bueyera |
| Nycticorax nycticorax | Black-Crowned Night-Heron | Garcilla Coroninegra |
| Nyctanassa violacea | Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron | Garcilla Coroniamarilla |
| Phoenicopteridae | ||
| Phoenicopterus ruber | American Flamingo | Flamenco Americano |
| Anatidae | ||
| Dendrocygna autumnalis | Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck | Pato-Silb?n Ventrinegro |
| Anas bahamensis | White-Cheeked Pintail | Anade Cariblanco |
| Anas discors | Blue-Winged Teal | Cerceta Aliazul |
| Accipitridae | ||
| Buteo galapagoensis | Galapagos Hawk | Gavil?n de Gal?pagos |
| Pandionidae | ||
| Pandion haliaetus | Osprey | Aguila Pescadora |
| Falconidae | ||
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Halc?n Peregrino |
| Rallidae | ||
| Laterallus spilonotus | Galapagos Rail | Polluela de Gal?pagos |
| Neocrex erythrops | Paint-Billed Crake | Polluela Pinta |
| Gallinula chloropus | Common Moorhen | Gallareta Com?n |
| Porphyrula martinica | Purple Gallinule | Gallareta P?rpura |
| Charadriidae | ||
| Pluvialis dominica | American Golden-Plover | Chorlito Dorado Menor |
| Squatarola squatarola | Black-Bellied Plover | Chorlito Gris |
| Charadrius semipalmatus | Semipalmated Plover | Chorlitejo Semipalmado |
| Charadrius vociferus | Killdeer | Chorlitejo Grit?n |
| Charadrius wilsonia | Wilson?s Plover | Chorlitejo Picogrueso |
| Aphriza virgata | Surfbird | Rompientero |
| Arenaria interpres | Ruddy Turnstone | Vuelvepiedras Rojizo |
| Arenaria melanocephala | Black Turnstone | Vuelvepiedras Negro |
| Tringa solitaria | Solitary Sandpiper | Andarr?os Solitario |
| Tringa flavipes | Lesser Yellowlegs | Patiamarillo Chico |
| Totanus melanoleucus | Greater Yellowlegs | Patiamarillo Grande |
| Actitis macularia | Spotted Sandpiper | Andarr?os Coleador |
| Heteroscelus incanum | Wandering Tattler | Correlimos Vagabundo |
| Catoptrophorus semipalmatus | Willet | Playero Aliblanco |
| Calidris canutus | Red Knot | Correlimos Grande |
| Erolia minutilla | Least Sandpiper | Correlimos Menudo |
| Erolia bairdii | Baird?s Sandpiper | Correlimos de Baird |
| Calidris melanotos | Pectoral Sandpiper | Correlimos Pectoral |
| Ereunetes pusillus | Semipalmated Sandpiper | Correlimos Semipalmado |
| Erenetes mauri | Western Sandpiper | Correlimos Occidental |
| Crocethia alba | Sanderling | Correlimos Arenero |
| Micropalama himantopus | Stilt Sandpiper | Correlimos Tarsilargo |
| Numenius phaeopus | Whimbrel | Zarapito Trinador |
| Limosa fedoa | Marbled Godwit | Aguja Canela |
| Limnodromus griseus | Short-Billed Dowitcher | Agujeta Piquicorta |
| Recurvirostridae | ||
| Himantopus himantopus | Black-Necked Stilt | Cig? e?uela Cuellinegra |
| Phalaropodidae | ||
| Steganopus tricolor | Wilson?s Phalarope | Falaropo Tricolor |
| Phalaropus fulicarius | Red Phalarope | Falaropo Rojo |
| Lobipes lobatus | Red-Necked Phalarope | Falaropo Picofino |
| Stercorariidae | ||
| Catharacta skua | Great Skua | Salteador Grande |
| Stercorarius pomarinus | Pomarine Jaeger | P?galo Pomarino |
| Laridae | ||
| Larus atricilla | Laughing Gull | Gaviota Reidora |
| Larus pipixcan | Franklin?s Gull | Gaviota de Franklin |
| Larus fuliginosus | Lava Gull | Gaviota de Lava |
| Creagrus furcatus | Swallow-Tailed Gull | Gaviota Tijereta |
| Sterna hirundo | Common Tern | Gaviot?n Com?n |
| Sterna fuscata | Sooty Tern | Gaviot?n Sombr?o |
| Sterna maxima | Royal Tern | Gaviot?n Real |
| Anous stolidus | Brown Noddy | Charr?n Pardo |
| Gygis alba | White Tern | Gaviot?n Albo |
| Columbidae | ||
| Zenaida auriculata | Eared Dove | T?rtola Orejuda |
| Zenaida galapagoensis | Galapagos Dove | T?rtola de Gal?pagos |
| Cuculidae | ||
| Coccyzus erythrophthalmus | Black-billed Cuckoo | Cuclillo Piquinegro |
| Coccyzus melacoryphus | Dark-billed Cuckoo | Cuclillo Piquioscuro |
| Crotophaga sulcirostris | Groove-billed Ani | Garrapatero Piquiestriado |
| Tytonidae | ||
| Tyto Alba | Barn Owl | Lechuza Campanaria |
| Caprimulgidae | ||
| Chordeiles minor | Common Nighthawk | A?apero Com?n |
| Alcedinidae | ||
| Ceryle alcyon | Belted Kingfisher | Mart?n Pescador Norte?o |
| Tyrannidae | ||
| Pyrocephalus rubinus | Vermilion Flycatcher | Mosquero Bermell?n |
| Myiarchus magnirostris | Large-billed Flycatcher | Copet?n Piquigrande |
| Hirundinidae | ||
| Progne subis | Purple Martin | Mart?n Purp?reo |
| Progne modesta | Southern (Galapagos) Martin | Mart?n Sure?o |
| Riparia riparia | Sand Martin | Golondrina Ribere?a |
| Hirundo rustica | Barn Swallow | Golondrina Tijereta |
| Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | Cliff Swallow | Golondrina Frenticanela |
| Mimidae | ||
| Nesomimus macdonaldi | Hood Mockingbird | Sinsonte de Espa?ola |
| Nesomimus melanotis | San Cristobal Mockingbird | Sinsonte de San Crist?bal |
| Nesomimus parvulus | Galapagos Mockingbird | Sinsonte de Gal?pagos |
| Nesomimus trifasciatus | CharlesMockingbird | Sinsonte de Floreana |
| Bombycillidae | ||
| Bombycilla cedrorum | Cedar Waxwing | Ampelis Americano |
| Parulinae | ||
| Dendroica petechia | Yellow Warbler | Reinita Amarilla |
| Thraupidae | ||
| Piranga rubra | Summer Tanager | Piranga Roja |
| Cardinalinae | ||
| Passerina cyanea | Indigo Bunting | Escribano Indigo |
| Fringillidae | ||
| Geospiza conirostris | Large Cactus-Finch | Pinz?n Cactero Grande |
| Geospiza difficilis | Sharp-Billed Ground Finch | Pinz?n Terrestre Piquiagudo |
| Geospiza fortis | Medium Ground Finch | Pinz?n Terrestre Mediano |
| Geospiza fuliginosa | Small Ground Finch | Pinz?n Terrestre Chico |
| Geospiza magnirostris | Large Ground Finch | Pinz?n Terrestre Grande |
| Geospiza scandens | Cactus Finch | Pinz?n Cactero Chico |
| Camarhynchus pallidus | Woodpecker Finch | Pinz?n Artesano |
| Camarhynchus parvulus | Small Tree Finch | Pinz?n Arb?reo Chico |
| Camarhynchus pauper | Medium Tree Finch | Pinz?n Arb?reo Mediano |
| Camarhynchus psittacula | Large Tree Finch | Pinz?n Arb?reo Grande |
| Camarhynchus heliobates | Mangrove Finch | Pinz?n Manglero |
| Certhidea olivacea | Warbler Finch | Pinz?n Reinita |
| Platyspiza crassirostris | Vegetarian Finch | Pinz?n Vegetariano |
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