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Wildlife

The animals of the Galápagos — and the visitor sites and cruises where you can see them.

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Habitat

48 species

American flamingo
Phoenicopterus ruber
On land
Blue-footed booby
Sula nebouxii
On land
Brown pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
On land
Common bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
In the water
Endemic
Common cactus finch
Geospiza scandens
On land
Endemic
Española mockingbird
Mimus macdonaldi
On land
Endemic
Flightless cormorant
Nannopterum harrisi
Water and land
Endemic
Floreana mockingbird
Mimus trifasciatus
On land
Endemic
Galápagos dove
Zenaida galapagoensis
On land
Endemic
Galápagos fur seal
Arctocephalus galapagoensis
Water and land
Endemic
Galápagos giant tortoise
Chelonoidis niger
On land
Endemic
Galápagos hawk
Buteo galapagoensis
On land
Endemic
Galápagos hybrid iguana
Water and land
Endemic
Galápagos land iguana
Conolophus subcristatus
On land
Endemic
Galápagos lava lizard
Microlophus albemarlensis
On land
Endemic
Galápagos mockingbird
Mimus parvulus
On land
Endemic
Galápagos penguin
Spheniscus mendiculus
Water and land
Endemic
Galápagos prickly pear
Opuntia
On land
Endemic
Galápagos sea lion
Zalophus wollebaeki
Water and land
Galápagos shark
Carcharhinus galapagensis
In the water
Giant manta ray
Mobula birostris
In the water
Golden cownose ray
Rhinoptera steindachneri
In the water
Great frigatebird
Fregata minor
On land
Green sea turtle
Chelonia mydas
In the water
Endemic
Large ground finch
Geospiza magnirostris
On land
Endemic
Lava cactus
Brachycereus nesioticus
On land
Endemic
Lava gull
Leucophaeus fuliginosus
On land
Endemic
Lava heron
Butorides sundevalli
Water and land
Magnificent frigatebird
Fregata magnificens
On land
Endemic
Marine iguana
Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Water and land
Endemic
Medium ground finch
Geospiza fortis
On land
Nazca booby
Sula granti
On land
Palo santo
Bursera graveolens
On land
Endemic
Pink land iguana
Conolophus marthae
On land
Red mangrove
Rhizophora mangle
Water and land
Red-billed tropicbird
Phaethon aethereus
On land
Red-footed booby
Sula sula
On land
Sally lightfoot crab
Grapsus grapsus
Water and land
Endemic
Santa Fe land iguana
Conolophus pallidus
On land
Endemic
Scalesia
Scalesia pedunculata
On land
Scalloped hammerhead
Sphyrna lewini
In the water
Spotted eagle ray
Aetobatus laticeps
In the water
Swallow-tailed gull
Creagrus furcatus
On land
Endemic
Vermilion flycatcher
Pyrocephalus nanus
On land
Waved albatross
Phoebastria irrorata
On land
Whale shark
Rhincodon typus
In the water
Whitetip reef shark
Triaenodon obesus
In the water
Endemic
Woodpecker finch
Camarhynchus pallidus
On land