GALAPAGOS SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST
NEOTROPICS GALAPAGOS
Area (SqMi): | 4,897 |
# Species: | 187 |
# Excl Vagrants: | 98 |
# Endemics: | 31 |
# Near Endemics: | 0 |
Species/1000 SqMi: | 20.0 |
List of species that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*
1 | Galapagos Dove | Zenaida galapagoensis | E | NT |
2 | Paint-billed Crake | Mustelirallus erythrops | LC | |
3 | Galapagos Rail | Laterallus spilonota | E | V |
4 | Lava Gull | Leucophaeus fuliginosus | E | V |
5 | Galapagos Penguin | Spheniscus mendiculus | E | EN |
6 | Waved Albatross | Phoebastria irrorata | CR | |
7 | Polynesian Storm-Petrel | Nesofregetta fuliginosa | EN | |
8 | Ainley's Storm-Petrel | Hydrobates cheirmornnestes | V | |
9 | Galapagos Petrel | Pterodroma phaeopygia | CR | |
10 | Masatierra Petrel | Pterodroma defilippiana | V | |
11 | Flightless Cormorant | Nannopterum harrisi | E | V |
12 | Lava Heron** | Butorides sundevalli | E | |
13 | Galapagos Hawk | Buteo galapagoensis | E | V |
14 | Red-masked Parakeet | Psittacara erythrogenys | NT | |
15 | Brujo Flycatcher | Pyrocephalus manus | E | |
16 | Galapagos Flycatcher | Myiarchus magnirostris | E | |
17 | Galapagos Martin | Progne modesta | E | EN |
18 | Galapagos Mockingbird | Mimus parvulus | E | |
19 | Floreana Mockingbird | Mimus trifasciatus | E | EN |
20 | Espanola Mockingbird | Mimus macdonaldi | E | V |
21 | San Cristobal Mockingbird | Mimus melanotis | E | NT |
22 | Green Warbler-Finch | Certhidea olivacea | E | V |
23 | Gray Warbler-Finch | Certhidea fusca | E | |
24 | Vegetarian Finch | Platyspiza crassirostris | E | |
25 | Woodpecker Finch | Camarhynchus pallidus | E | NT |
26 | Large Tree-Finch | Camarhynchus psittacula | E | V |
27 | Medium Tree-Finch | Camarhynchus pauper | E | CR |
28 | Small Tree-Finch | Camarhynchus parvulus | E | |
29 | Mangrove Finch | Camarhynchus heliobates | E | CR |
30 | Small Ground-Finch | Geospiza fuliginosa | E | |
31 | Large Ground-Finch | Geospiza magnirostris | E | |
32 | Vampire Ground-Finch | Geospiza septentrionalis | E | V |
33 | Genovesa Ground-Finch | Geospiza acutirostris | E | V |
34 | Sharp-beaked Ground-Finch | Geospiza difficilis | E | |
35 | Common Cactus-Finch | Geospiza scandens | E | |
36 | Medium Ground-Finch | Geospiza fortis | E | |
37 | Espanola Ground-Finch | Geospiza conirostris | E | V |
38 | Genovesa Cactus-Finch | Geospiza propinqua | E | V |
*Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.
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STATUS CODES
Code | Description | ## |
NT | Near Threatened | 3 |
V | Vulnerable | 11 |
EN | Endangered | 3 |
CR | Critically Endangered | 2 |