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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 50,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi)—overlap. In order to qualify, the whole of the breeding range of at least two range-restricted species must fall entirely within the EBA. The entire Galápagos Islands archipelago is considered to be an Endemic Bird Area. Ten Important Bird Areas, which are areas which meet a specific set of internationally agreed criteria, fall within the EBA's boundaries.

List of endemic species

Taxon.
order
Common name Picture Scientific name Distribution and habitat IUCN
status
Notes
1 Galápagos dove Zenaida galapagoensis
2 Galápagos crake Laterallus spilonota Highlands of the main islands (except Floreana) Also known as Galápagos rail
3 Lava gull Leucophaeus fuliginosus
4 Galápagos penguin Spheniscus mendiculus
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 Isabela
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 throughout Considered by some authorities (including BirdLife International and the American Ornithological Society) to be a subspecies of the striated heron
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 Floreana
8 Large-billed flycatcher Myiarchus magnirostris
9 Galapagos mockingbird Mimus parvulus
10 Floreana mockingbird Mimus trifasciatus Also known as Charles Island mockingbird
11 Hood mockingbird Hood-mockingbird-rocks.jpg Mimus macdonaldi Also known as Española mockingbird
12 San Cristóbal mockingbird San Cristobal Mockingbird.jpg Mimus melanotis Also known as Chatham mockingbird
13 Large ground finch Large ground finch (4229035966).jpg Geospiza magnirostris
14 Medium ground finch Geospiza fortis.jpg Geospiza fortis
15 Small ground finch Geospiza fuliginosa -South Plaza Island, Galapagos Islands-8.jpg Geospiza fuliginosa
16 Sharp-beaked ground finch Sharp-beaked Ground Finch (f) JCB.tif Geospiza difficilis
17 Common cactus finch Cactus Finch (47938750208).jpg Geospiza scandens
18 Española cactus finch Geospiza conirostris -Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador-8.jpg Geospiza conirostris
19 Vegetarian finch Platyspiza crassirostris (8500652538).jpg Geospiza crassirostris
20 Large tree finch Camarhynchus psittacula 339602671.jpg Camarhynchus psittacula
21 Medium tree finch MTF male.jpg Camarhynchus pauper
22 Small tree finch Camarhynchus parvulus.jpg Camarhynchus parvulus
23 Woodpecker finch Camarhynchus pallidus - Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt - Darmstadt, Germany - DSC00111.jpg Camarhynchus pallidus
24 Mangrove finch Camarhynchus heliobates 2.png Camarhynchus heliobates
25 Green warbler-finch Certhidea olivacea 64237533.jpg Certhidea olivacea Sometimes considered conspecific with the grey warbler-finch
26 Grey warbler-finch Certhidea olivacea.jpg Certhidea fusca

See also

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