14 July 2009
Wildlife Sighting List: Galapagos Islands
Mammals
Galapagos sea lion Zalophus wollebacki
Galapagos fur seal Arctocephalus galapagoensis
Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Reptiles
Galapagos giant tortoise Geochelone elephantopus
Green sea turtle Chelonia agassizii
Marine iguana Amblyrhynchus cristalus
Land iguana Conolophus subcristatus
Galapagos lava lizard Microlphus pacificus
Galapagos snake Antillophis steindachneri
Crustaceans
Sally lightfoot crab Grapsus grapsus
Hermit crab Calcinus exporator
Aves
Flightless Cormorant Phalacrocorax harrisi
Blue-footed booby Sula nebouxii
Nazca booby Sula granti
Galapagos hawk Buteo galapagoensis
Galapagos mockingbird Mimus parvulus
Hood mockingbird Mimus macdonaldi
Galapagos penguin Spheniscus mendiculus
Galapagos petrel Pterodroma phaeopygia
Waved albatross Phoebastria irrorata
Small tree-finch Camarhynchus parvulus
Great blue heron Ardea herodias (hear song)
Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens
Galapagos shearwater Puffinus subalaris
Elliot’s storm petrel Oceanites gracilis
Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
Striated heron Butorides striata
Red-Billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
Galapagos dove Zenaida galapagoensis
Galapagos yellow warbler Dendroica petechia aureolla
Echinoderms
Blue Sea Star
Bony Fish
Blue chin parrot fish
Ocean sunfish Mola mola
Cornetfish
Azure Parrotfish
King Angelfish
Striped Salemas
Bicolor Parrotfish
Razor Surgeonfish
Bumphead Damselfish
Plant Life
Daisy tree Scalesia divisa
Grey matplant Tiquilia nesiotica
Cactus Jasminocereus thouarsii
Prickly pear Opuntia galapageia
Lava cactus Brachycereus nesioticus
White mangrove Laguncularia racemosa
Mammals
Galapagos sea lion Zalophus wollebacki
Galapagos fur seal Arctocephalus galapagoensis
Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Reptiles
Galapagos giant tortoise Geochelone elephantopus
Green sea turtle Chelonia agassizii
Marine iguana Amblyrhynchus cristalus
Land iguana Conolophus subcristatus
Galapagos lava lizard Microlphus pacificus
Galapagos snake Antillophis steindachneri
Crustaceans
Sally lightfoot crab Grapsus grapsus
Hermit crab Calcinus exporator
Aves
Flightless Cormorant Phalacrocorax harrisi
Blue-footed booby Sula nebouxii
Nazca booby Sula granti
Galapagos hawk Buteo galapagoensis
Galapagos mockingbird Mimus parvulus
Hood mockingbird Mimus macdonaldi
Galapagos penguin Spheniscus mendiculus
Galapagos petrel Pterodroma phaeopygia
Waved albatross Phoebastria irrorata
Small tree-finch Camarhynchus parvulus
Great blue heron Ardea herodias (hear song)
Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens
Galapagos shearwater Puffinus subalaris
Elliot’s storm petrel Oceanites gracilis
Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
Striated heron Butorides striata
Red-Billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
Galapagos dove Zenaida galapagoensis
Galapagos yellow warbler Dendroica petechia aureolla
Echinoderms
Blue Sea Star
Bony Fish
Blue chin parrot fish
Ocean sunfish Mola mola
Cornetfish
Azure Parrotfish
King Angelfish
Striped Salemas
Bicolor Parrotfish
Razor Surgeonfish
Bumphead Damselfish
Plant Life
Daisy tree Scalesia divisa
Grey matplant Tiquilia nesiotica
Cactus Jasminocereus thouarsii
Prickly pear Opuntia galapageia
Lava cactus Brachycereus nesioticus
White mangrove Laguncularia racemosa
# posted by Henry @ 1:19 PM 
