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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