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Birds
 
 
Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)
Waved Albatross (Diomedea irrorata)

Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)

Boobies & Gannets (Sulidae)
Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii)
Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)

Pelicans (Pelecanidae)
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)


Herons (Ardeidae)
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

Great Egret (Ardea alba)

Ibises & Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja)

Penguins (Spheniscidae)
Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)

Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae)
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)

New World Vultures (Cathartidae)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

Hawks, Eagles & Kites (Accipitridae)
Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)
Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)

Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Falcons & Caracaras (Falconidae)
Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis)
Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway)

Chachalaca (Cracidae)
Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula)

Pheasants & Turkeys (Phasianidae)
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

New World Quail (Odontophoridae)
Scaled Quail (Callipepla squamata)

Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)
American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)

Sandpipers (Scolopacidae)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae)
Swallow-tailed Gull (Larus minutus)
Caspian Tern
(Sterna caspia)

Pigeons & Doves (Columbidae)
Inca Dove (Columbina inca)
Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Galapagos Dove (Zenaida galapagoensis)
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)

Cuckoos, Roadrunners,  & Anis (Cuculidae)
Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

Owls (Strigidae)
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)

Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons)

Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans)
Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)

Shrikes (Laniidae)
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)

Crows & Jays (Corvidae)
Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas)
Common Raven (Corvus corax)

Mockingbirds & Thrashers (Mimidae)
Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre)
Long-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma longirostre)
Galapagos Mockingbird (Nesomimus parvulus)
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)

Sparrows & Allies (Emberizidae)
Black-throated Sparrow
(Amphispiza bilineata)
Cassin's Sparrow (Aimophila cassinii)
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys)

Cardinals, Grosbeaks & Buntings (Cardinalidae)
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus)

Blackbirds & Allies (Icteridae)
Altamira Oriole (Icterus gularis)
Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)

Finches (Fringillidae)
Galapagos Large Ground Finch (Geospiza magnirostris)

 
     


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