Monday, July 19, 2010

What is the scientific name for various sea birds found on Galapagos?

Here are some of the sea birds found in the Galapagos Islands:





Penguins:





Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) - Endangered (Northern-most species of penguin in the world)





Albatross:





Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans)


Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) - Breeding endemic


Black-footed Albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) - Rare/Accidental


Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris)





Petrels %26amp; Shearwaters:





Antarctic Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) - Rare/Accidental


Hall's Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) - Rare/Accidental Southern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides)


Cape Petrel (Daption capense)


Mottled Petrel (Pterodroma inexpectata)


Galapagos Petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia) - Breeding endemic


Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma cookii) - Endangered


Defilippe's Petrel (Pterodroma defilippiana)


Gould's Petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera) - Rare/Accidental


Antarctic Prion (Pachyptila desolata) - Rare/Accidental


Parkinson's Petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni) - Rare/Accidental


Pink-footed Shearwater (Puffinus creatopus)


Flesh-footed Shearwater (Puffinus carneipes) - Rare/Accidental


Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus) - Rare/Accidental


Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus bulleri)


Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus)


Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri)





Storm Petrels:





Wilson's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)


White-vented Storm-Petrel (Oceanites gracilis)


White-faced Storm-Petrel (Pelagodroma marina ) -Rare/Accidental


White-bellied Storm-Petrel (Fregetta grallaria) - Rare/Accidental


Polynesian Storm-Petrel (Nesofregetta fuliginosa)


Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma tethys)


Band-rumped Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma castro)


Leach's Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)


Markham's Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma markhami) - Rare/Accidental


Black Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma melania) - Rare/Accidental





Tropicbirds:





Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)





Pelicans:





Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)





Boobies (I like boobies):





Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii)


Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)


Nazca Booby (Sula granti)


Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)


Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) Rare/Accidental





Cormorants:





Flightless Cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) - Endemic Endangered





Frigatebirds:





Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)


Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)





Oystercatchers:





American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)





Skuas %26amp; Jaegers:





South Polar Skua (Stercorarius maccormicki) Rare/Accidental


Great Skua (Stercorarius skua)


Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus) Rare/Accidental


Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) Rare/Accidental


Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus) Rare/Accidental





Gulls:





Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)


Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus) Rare/Accidental


Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia) Rare/Accidental


Lava Gull (Larus fuliginosus) Endemic Vulnerable


Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla)


Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan)


Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini)


Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus) Breeding endemic





Terns:





Royal Tern (Sterna maxima)


Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)


Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)


Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)


Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) Rare/Accidental


Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)


White Tern (Gygis alba)








Plus, there's a whole bunch of shorebirds like sandpipers, stilts and plovers that are found on the islands.


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