List of endemic birds of the Galápagos Islands facts for kids

Map of the Galápagos Islands, showing the archipelago's topography

Endemism and threats

The islands are home to several endemic genera.

Endemic Bird Area

Birdlife International defines Endemic Bird Areas (EBAs) as places where the breeding ranges of two or more range-restricted species—those with breeding ranges of less than 50,000 km² (19,000 sq mi)—overlap. In order to qualify, the whole of the breeding range of at least two range-restricted species must fall entirely within the EBA. The entire Galápagos Islands archipelago is considered to be an Endemic Bird Area. Ten Important Bird Areas, which are areas which meet a specific set of internationally agreed criteria, fall within the EBA's boundaries.

List of endemic species

Taxon. order	Common name	Picture	Scientific name	Distribution and habitat	IUCN status	Notes
1	Galápagos dove		Zenaida galapagoensis
2	Galápagos crake		Laterallus spilonota	Highlands of the main islands (except Floreana)		Also known as Galápagos rail
3	Lava gull		Spheniscus mendiculus
4	Galápagos penguin		Spheniscus mendiculus
5	Flightless cormorant		Phalacrocorax harrisi	Coastal areas on Fernandina and northern and western Isabela
6	Lava heron		Butorides sundevalli	Rocky shores and marine lagoons on islands throughout		Considered by some authorities (including BirdLife International and the American Ornithological Society) to be a subspecies of the striated heron
7	Galápagos hawk		Buteo galapagoensis	All habitats throughout the islands, except on Genovesa, San Cristóbal, and Floreana
8	Large-billed flycatcher		Myiarchus magnirostris
9	Galapagos mockingbird		Mimus parvulus
10	Floreana mockingbird		Mimus trifasciatus			Also known as Charles Island mockingbird
11	Hood mockingbird		Mimus macdonaldi			Also known as Española mockingbird
12	San Cristóbal mockingbird		Mimus melanotis			Also known as Chatham mockingbird
13	Large ground finch		Geospiza magnirostris
14	Medium ground finch		Geospiza fortis
15	Small ground finch		Geospiza fuliginosa
16	Sharp-beaked ground finch		Geospiza difficilis
17	Common cactus finch		Geospiza scandens
18	Española cactus finch		Geospiza conirostris
19	Vegetarian finch		Geospiza crassirostris
20	Large tree finch		Camarhynchus psittacula
21	Medium tree finch		Camarhynchus pauper
22	Small tree finch		Camarhynchus parvulus
23	Woodpecker finch		Camarhynchus pallidus
24	Mangrove finch		Camarhynchus heliobates
25	Green warbler-finch		Certhidea olivacea			Sometimes considered conspecific with the grey warbler-finch
26	Grey warbler-finch		Certhidea fusca

See also

In Spanish: Aves endémicas de las islas Galápagos para niños