Galapagos Islands shore birds - other species

White-cheeked pintail duck
(Anas bahamensis), Yes there are ducks in the Galapagos Islands. Also called the Bahama pintail, has a wide range from shore to highlands, feeding on small birds and insects as well as fresh-water vegetation in shallow ponds.

Blue-winged teal duck
(Anas discours), a common puddle-duck of North and South America, is less frequently seen here as well.

Common stilt
(Himantopus himantopus), a handsome black-necked bird with white breast and face, and red legs. A resident bird of the low-lying lagoons, like the flamingo and pintail, the stilt probes the mud for food with its narrow black bill.

Semi-palmated plover
A plump shore bird found between August and April. Like most plovers, the semi-palmated will run for a few steps then stop still, often peeping to distract attention from its nest.

Ruddy turnstones
An orange-legged shore bird which gains its name from the feeding habit of looking for intertidal life, is also found in the winter months between August and March.

Wandering tattlers
A medium sized, yellow legged, mostly grey shore bird. It is found walking by the rocks searching for food as it bounces up and down, this movement is called teetering.

Whimbrels
Familiar shore birds whose presence in the Galápagos is a refreshing reminder of the interconnectedness of life on earth. It is quite large and has a long down-curved bill. It has bronw eye-stripes and crown-stripes.

Galapagos Rails
Endemic to the Galapagos Islands, it is a tiny brown bird difficult to spot. It is found in highland vegetation areas.

Common Gallinules
Known as moorhens, it looks like a breed between a chicken, a duck and a shore bird (finally); it is actually a fully aquatic coot-like rail.

Sandpipers
Know as "peeps", they hang out by the shore line. These are whitish small birds. They are a migrant species that breeds in the northern artic region. They have greenish yellow legs and a black bill.

Paint billed crakes
It is a small rail like bird. Somewhat colorful with a red/yellow bill and red legs. Mainly spotted in the highlands.