The Galapagos Islands is home to three of the six species of boobies in the world. These boobies are red-footed booby, blue-footed booby and Nazca booby.
Birdlife in the Galapagos Islands is highly abundant and varied. There are 56 native species of birds and 29 migrant species of birds in the Galapagos.
A Galapagos hawk on Fernandina Island is a lucky sight. Managing to see this unique species behave as it does in the wild is even more of a lucky treat!
A new species of Galapagos finch have been discovered! And what’s more? The process of speciation has been witnessed in real time!
The band-rumped storm petrel in Galapagos happens to be one of the smallest seabirds. Find more about its behavior and where you can see it!
This amazing incident took place today during our visit on Santa Fe Island that had us witness a mother sea lion vs. hawks in the Galapagos!
If you’re visiting us during the month of October, you are in for a treat! That’s because it’s the lava heron nesting season!
“Watching this scene of Nazca booby infanticide unfold before us was unlike anything I had ever experienced during my brief time here in the Galapagos.”
Learn more about Nazca boobies during nesting season on Genovesa Island in Galapagos! They are fierce when it comes to nesting and territory.
Seeing these giant frigatebirds down on the ground with their tiny chicks is an extraordinary sight in the Galapagos.
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