List of endemic birds of the Galápagos Islands

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Map of the Galápagos Islands, showing the archipelago's topography

Endemism and threats

The islands are home to several endemic genera.

Endemic Bird Area

Birdlife International defines Endemic Bird Areas (EBAs) as places where the breeding ranges of two or more range-restricted species—those with breeding ranges of less than —overlap. In order to qualify, the whole of the breeding range of at least two range-restricted species must fall entirely within the EBA.Template:Sfn The entire Galápagos Islands archipelago is considered to be an Endemic Bird Area.Template:Sfn Ten Important Bird Areas, which are areas which meet a specific set of internationally agreed criteria, fall within the EBA's boundaries.Template:Sfn

List of endemic species

Taxon. order	Common name	Picture	Scientific name	Distribution and habitat	IUCN status	Notes
1	Galápagos dove	File:Galapagos-dove.jpg	Zenaida galapagoensis		Template:IUCN status
2	Galápagos crake	File:Laterallus spilonota 339600312.jpg	Laterallus spilonota	Highlands of the main islands (except Floreana)Template:Sfn	Template:IUCN status	Also known as Galápagos railTemplate:Sfn
3	Lava gull	File:Lava Gull RWD2.jpg	Leucophaeus fuliginosus		Template:IUCN status
4	Galápagos penguin	File:Galápagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) male.jpg	Spheniscus mendiculus		Template:IUCN status
5	Flightless cormorant	Photo of a long-beaked black bird standing on a rocky shore and holding its stumpy wings outstretched	Phalacrocorax harrisi	Coastal areas on Fernandina and northern and western IsabelaTemplate:Sfn	Template:IUCN status
6	Lava heron	Photo of a gray and green bird with a black cap and long orange legs standing on rocks near a sandy beach	Butorides sundevalli	Rocky shores and marine lagoons on islands throughoutTemplate:Sfn	Template:IUCN status	Considered by some authorities (including BirdLife International and the American Ornithological Society) to be a subspecies of the striated heron Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn
7	Galápagos hawk	Photo of a large, dark brown bird with a strongly hooked beak and yellow legs and feet, perched on a dead snag	Buteo galapagoensis	All habitats throughout the islands, except on Genovesa, San Cristóbal, and FloreanaTemplate:Sfn	Template:IUCN status
8	Large-billed flycatcher	File:Galapagos flycatcher (33936548318).jpg	Myiarchus magnirostris		Template:IUCN status
9	Galapagos mockingbird	File:Galapagos mockingbird -Santa Cruz -Charles Darwin Research Centre.jpg	Mimus parvulus		Template:IUCN status
10	Floreana mockingbird	File:Mimus trifasciatus, Floreana, Galápagos 1.jpg	Mimus trifasciatus		Template:IUCN status	Also known as Charles Island mockingbird
11	Hood mockingbird	File:Hood-mockingbird-rocks.jpg	Mimus macdonaldi		Template:IUCN status	Also known as Española mockingbird
12	San Cristóbal mockingbird	File:San Cristobal Mockingbird.jpg	Mimus melanotis		Template:IUCN status	Also known as Chatham mockingbird
13	Large ground finch	File:Large ground finch (4229035966).jpg	Geospiza magnirostris		Template:IUCN status
14	Medium ground finch	File:Geospiza fortis.jpg	Geospiza fortis		Template:IUCN status
15	Small ground finch	File:Geospiza fuliginosa -South Plaza Island, Galapagos Islands-8.jpg	Geospiza fuliginosa		Template:IUCN status
16	Sharp-beaked ground finch	File:Sharp-beaked Ground Finch (f) JCB.tif	Geospiza difficilis		Template:IUCN status
17	Common cactus finch	File:Cactus Finch (47938750208).jpg	Geospiza scandens		Template:IUCN status
18	Española cactus finch	File:Geospiza conirostris -Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador-8.jpg	Geospiza conirostris		Template:IUCN status
19	Vegetarian finch	File:Platyspiza crassirostris (8500652538).jpg	Geospiza crassirostris		Template:IUCN status
20	Large tree finch	File:Camarhynchus psittacula 339602671.jpg	Camarhynchus psittacula		Template:IUCN status
21	Medium tree finch	File:MTF male.jpg	Camarhynchus pauper		Template:IUCN status
22	Small tree finch	File:Camarhynchus parvulus.jpg	Camarhynchus parvulus		Template:IUCN status
23	Woodpecker finch	File:Camarhynchus pallidus - Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt - Darmstadt, Germany - DSC00111.jpg	Camarhynchus pallidus		Template:IUCN status
24	Mangrove finch	File:Camarhynchus heliobates 2.png	Camarhynchus heliobates		Template:IUCN status
25	Green warbler-finch	File:Certhidea olivacea 64237533.jpg	Certhidea olivacea		Template:IUCN status	Sometimes considered conspecific with the grey warbler-finchTemplate:Sfn
26	Grey warbler-finch	File:Certhidea olivacea.jpg	Certhidea fusca		Template:IUCN status

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