List of endemic birds of the Galápagos Islands

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 —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

Common namePicture Scientific name Distribution and habitat Notes1Galápagos dove Zenaida galapagoensis 2Galápagos crake Laterallus spilonota Highlands of the main islands (except Floreana) Also known as Galápagos rail3Lava gull Leucophaeus fuliginosus 4Galápagos penguin Spheniscus mendiculus 5Flightless cormorant Nannopterum harrisi Coastal areas on Fernandina and northern and western Isabela 6Lava 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 7Galápagos hawk Buteo galapagoensis All habitats throughout the islands, except on Genovesa, San Cristóbal, and Floreana 8Galápagos martinProgne modesta9Large-billed flycatcher Myiarchus magnirostris 10Darwin's flycatcherPyrocephalus nanus11San Cristóbal flycatcherPyrocephalus dubiusExtinct12Galapagos mockingbird Mimus parvulus 13Floreana mockingbird Mimus trifasciatus Also known as Charles Island mockingbird14Hood mockingbird Mimus macdonaldi Also known as Española mockingbird15San Cristóbal mockingbird Mimus melanotis Also known as Chatham mockingbird16Large ground finch Geospiza magnirostris 17Medium ground finch Geospiza fortis 18Small ground finch Geospiza fuliginosa 19Genovesa ground finchGeospiza acutirostris20Sharp-beaked ground finch Geospiza difficilis 21Vampire ground finchGeospiza septentrionalis22Common cactus finch Geospiza scandens 23Española cactus finch Geospiza conirostris 24Genovesa cactus finchGeospiza propinqua25Vegetarian finch Platyspiza crassirostris 26Large tree finch Camarhynchus psittacula 27Medium tree finch Camarhynchus pauper 28Small tree finch Camarhynchus parvulus 29Woodpecker finch Camarhynchus pallidus 30Mangrove finch Camarhynchus heliobates 31Green warbler-finch Certhidea olivacea Sometimes considered conspecific with the grey warbler-finch32Grey warbler-finch Certhidea fusca

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