Wildlife of the Galapagos Islands

In July, 2003, I made my first trip to the Galapagos Islands as part of a Victor Emanuel Nature Tours trip. I will add a number of photos showing the incredible wildlife diversity of these islands. Please be patient as I add more species. In July, 2007, I was able to return to these magical islands with some other friends, so more images have been posted.

Birds
Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata)
Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)
Galapagos Shearwater (Puffinus subalaris)
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii)
Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)
Nazca Booby (Sula granti)
Flightless Cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi)
Galapagos Heron (Butorides sundevalli)
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)(one shot from Mexico, other shots from Galapagos)
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
Lava Gull (Larus fuliginosus)
Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus)
Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)
Galapagos Flycatcher (Myiarchus magnirostris)
Charles Mockingbird (Nesomimus trifasciatus)
Galapagos Mockingbird (Nesomimus parvulus)
Hood Mockingbird (Nesomimus trifasciatus)
Small Ground-Finch (Geospiza fuliginosa)
Medium Ground-Finch (Geospiza fortis)
Common Cactus-Finch (Geospiza scandens)
Large Cactus-Finch (Geospiza conirostris)
Vegetarian Finch (Camrhynchus crassirostris)
Warbler Finch (Phalaropus tricolor)
Mangrove Finch (Camarhynchus heliobates)
Woodpecker Finch (Camarhynchus pallidus)

Reptiles
Galapagos Tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus)
Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)
Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus)
Lava Lizard (Microlophus spp.)

Mammals
Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus wollebacki)
Galapagos Fur Seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis)

Other Critters
Sally Lightfoot Crab (Grapsus grapsus)