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Galapagos Equador South America
Number of species: 161 !00% 161 species covered but we still want more photos, video and sound recordings.
Number of endemics: 25
Number of breeding endemics: 3
Number of globally threatened species: 19
Number of introduced species: 1
SPHENISCIFORMES: Spheniscidae
Galapagos Penguin	*Spheniscus mendiculus*	Endemic Endangered
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Pied-billed Grebe	*Podilymbus podiceps*	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Wandering Albatross	*Diomedea exulans*
Waved Albatross	*Phoebastria irrorata*	Breeding endemic Vulnerable
Black-footed Albatross	*Phoebastria nigripes*	Rare/Accidental Endangered
Black-browed Albatross	*Thalassarche melanophris*
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Antarctic Giant-Petrel	*Macronectes giganteus*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Hall's Giant-Petrel	*Macronectes halli*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Southern Fulmar	*Fulmarus glacialoides*
Cape Petrel	*Daption capense*
Mottled Petrel	*Pterodroma inexpectata*	Near-threatened
Galapagos Petrel	*Pterodroma phaeopygia*	Breeding endemic Critically endangered
Cook's Petrel	*Pterodroma cookii*	Endangered
Defilippe's Petrel	*Pterodroma defilippiana*	Vulnerable
Gould's Petrel	*Pterodroma leucoptera*	Rare/Accidental
Antarctic Prion	*Pachyptila desolata*	Rare/Accidental
Parkinson's Petrel	*Procellaria parkinsoni*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Pink-footed Shearwater	*Puffinus creatopus*	Vulnerable
Flesh-footed Shearwater	*Puffinus carneipes*	Rare/Accidental
Wedge-tailed Shearwater	*Puffinus pacificus*	Rare/Accidental
Buller's Shearwater	*Puffinus bulleri*	Vulnerable
Sooty Shearwater	*Puffinus griseus*	Near-threatened
Audubon's Shearwater	*Puffinus lherminieri*
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanites oceanicus*
White-vented Storm-Petrel	*Oceanites gracilis*	Data deficient
White-faced Storm-Petrel	*Pelagodroma marina*	Rare/Accidental
White-bellied Storm-Petrel	*Fregetta grallaria*	Rare/Accidental
Polynesian Storm-Petrel	*Nesofregetta fuliginosa*	Vulnerable
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel	*Oceanodroma tethys*
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel	*Oceanodroma castro*
Leach's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanodroma leucorhoa*
Markham's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanodroma markhami*	Rare/Accidental Data deficient
Black Storm-Petrel	*Oceanodroma melania*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Phaethontidae
Red-billed Tropicbird	*Phaethon aethereus*
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Brown Pelican	*Pelecanus occidentalis*
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Blue-footed Booby	*Sula nebouxii*
Masked Booby	*Sula dactylatra*
Nazca boobies	*Sula granti*
Red-footed Booby	*Sula sula*
Brown Booby	*Sula leucogaster*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Flightless Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax harrisi*	Endemic Endangered
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae
Magnificent Frigatebird	*Fregata magnificens*
Great Frigatebird	*Fregata minor*
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Great Blue Heron	*Ardea herodias*
Great Egret	*Ardea alba*
Tricolored Heron	*Egretta tricolor*
Little Blue Heron	*Egretta caerulea*
Snowy Egret	*Egretta thula*
Little Egret	*Egretta garzetta*
Cattle Egret	*Bubulcus ibis*
Striated Heron	*Butorides striata*
Black-crowned Night-Heron	*Nycticorax nycticorax*	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	*Nyctanassa violacea*
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Caribbean Flamingo	*Phoenicopterus ruber*
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	*Dendrocygna autumnalis*	Rare/Accidental
White-cheeked Pintail	*Anas bahamensis*
Blue-winged Teal	*Anas discors*	Rare/Accidental
Masked Duck	*Nomonyx dominica*
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	*Pandion haliaetus*
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
Galapagos Hawk	*Buteo galapagoensis*	Endemic Vulnerable
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Peregrine Falcon	*Falco peregrinus*
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Galapagos Rail	*Laterallus spilonotus*	Endemic Vulnerable
Sora	*Porzana carolina*	Rare/Accidental
Paint-billed Crake	*Neocrex erythrops*
Purple Gallinule	*Porphyrio martinica*	Rare/Accidental
Common Moorhen	*Gallinula chloropus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
American Oystercatcher	*Haematopus palliatus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black Necked Stilt	*Himantopus mexicanus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Pacific Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis fulva*	Rare/Accidental
American Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis dominica*	Rare/Accidental
Black-bellied lover	*Pluvialis squatarola*
Semipalmated Plover	*Charadrius semipalmatus*
Wilson's Plover	*Charadrius wilsonia*
Killdeer	*Charadrius vociferus*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Short-billed Dowitcher	*Limnodromus griseus*
Hudsonian Godwit	*Limosa haemastica*	Rare/Accidental
Marbled Godwit	*Limosa fedoa*
Whimbrel	*Numenius phaeopus*
Spotted Sandpiper	*Actitis macularius*
Solitary Sandpiper	*Tringa solitaria*
Wandering Tattler	*Tringa incana*
Greater Yellowlegs	*Tringa melanoleuca*
Willet	*Tringa semipalmatus*
Lesser Yellowlegs	*Tringa flavipes*
Ruddy Turnstone	*Arenaria interpres*
Black Turnstone	*Arenaria melanocephala*	Rare/Accidental
Surfbird	*Aphriza virgata*
Red Knot	*Calidris canutus*	Rare/Accidental
Sanderling	*Calidris alba*
Semipalmated Sandpiper	*Calidris pusilla*
Western Sandpiper	*Calidris mauri*
Least Sandpiper	*Calidris minutilla*
White-rumped Sandpiper	*Calidris fuscicollis*	Rare/Accidental
Baird's Sandpiper	*Calidris bairdii*
Pectoral Sandpiper	*Calidris melanotos*	Rare/Accidental
Stilt Sandpiper	*Calidris himantopus*	Rare/Accidental
Buff-breasted Sandpipe	*Tryngites subruficollis*	Near-threatened
Wilson's Phalarope	*Phalaropus tricolor*
Red-necked Phalarope	*Phalaropus lobatus*
Red Phalarope	*Phalaropus fulicarius*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Ring-billed Gull	*Larus delawarensis*
Kelp Gull	*Larus dominicanus*	Rare/Accidental
Bonaparte's Gull	*Larus philadelphia*	Rare/Accidental
Lava Gull	*Larus fuliginosus*	Endemic Vulnerable
Laughing Gull	*Larus atricilla*
Franklin's Gull	*Larus pipixcan*
Sabine's Gull	*Xema sabini*
Swallow-tailed Gull	*Creagrus furcatus*	Breeding endemic
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
Brown Noddy	*Anous stolidus*
White-Tern	*Gygis alba*
Sooty Tern	*Onychoprion fuscatus*
Black Tern	*Chlidonias niger*	Rare/Accidental
Arctic Tern	*Sterna paradisaea*
Common Tern	*Sterna hirundo*
Royal Tern	*Thalasseus maximus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
South Polar Skua	*Stercorarius maccormicki*	Rare/Accidental
Great Skua	*Stercorarius skua*
Pomarine Jaeger	*Stercorarius pomarinus*	Rare/Accidental
Parasitic Jaeger	*Stercorarius parasiticus*	Rare/Accidental
Long-tailed Jaeger	*Stercorarius longicaudus*	Rare/Accidental
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Eared Dove	*Zenaida auriculata*	Rare/Accidental
Galapagos Dove	*Zenaida galapagoensis*	Endemic
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Black-billed Cuckoo	*Coccyzus erythropthalmus*	Rare/Accidental
Dark-billed Cuckoo	*Coccyzus melacoryphus*
Smooth-billed Ani	*Crotophaga ani*	Introduced species
Groove-billed Ani	*Crotophaga sulcirostris*	Rare/Accidental
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
Barn Owl	*Tyto alba*
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Short-eared Owl	*Asio flammeus*
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Common Nighthawk	*Chordeiles minor*	Rare/Accidental
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
Chimney Swift	*Chaetura pelagica*	Rare/Accidental
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Belted Kingfisher	*Ceryle alcyon*
PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae
Vermilion Flycatcher	*Pyrocephalus rubinus*
Galapagos Flycatcher	*Myiarchus magnirostris*	Endemic
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Bank Swallow	*Riparia riparia*
Purple Martin	*Progne subis*
Galapagos Martin	*Progne modesta*	Endemic Vulnerable
Barn Swallow	*Hirundo rustica*
Cliff Swallow	*Petrochelidon pyrrhonota*	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Bombycillidae
Cedar Waxwing	*Bombycilla cedrorum*
PASSERIFORMES: Mimidae
Galapagos Mockingbird	*Nesomimus parvulus*	Endemic
Charles Mockingbird	*Nesomimus trifasciatus*	Endemic Endangered
Hood Mockingbird	*Nesomimus macdonaldi*	Endemic Vulnerable
San Cristobal Mockingbird	*Nesomimus melanotis*	Endemic Endangered
PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae
Yellow Warbler	*Dendroica petechia*
PASSERIFORMES: Coerebidae
Bananaquit	*Coereba flaveola*
PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae
Summer Tanager	*Piranga rubra*	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
Large Ground-Finch	*Geospiza magnirostris*	Endemic
Medium Ground-Finch	*Geospiza fortis*	Endemic
Small Ground-Finch	*Geospiza fuliginosa*	Endemic
Sharp-beaked Ground-Finch	*Geospiza difficilis*	Endemic
Common Cactus-Finch	*Geospiza scandens*	Endemic
Large Cactus-Finch	*Geospiza conirostris*	Endemic
Vegetarian Finch	*Camarhynchus crassirostris*	Endemic
Mangrove Finch	*Camarhynchus heliobates*	Endemic Critically endangered
Large Tree-Finch	*Camarhynchus psittacula*	Endemic
Small Tree-Finch	*Camarhynchus parvulus*	Endemic
Medium Tree-Finch	*Camarhynchus pauper*	Endemic Vulnerable
Woodpecker Finch	*Camarhynchus pallidus*	Endemic
Warbler Finch	*Certhidea olivacea*	Endemic
PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	*Pheucticus ludovicianus*	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae
Bobolink	*Dolichonyx oryzivorus*

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