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Site Report: Isla Isabella - Punta Moreno, Ecuador

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) Female
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) Female
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
White Tipped Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)
White Tipped Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)
Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)
Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)
Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) Juvenile
Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) Juvenile
Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)
Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)
Lava Heron (Butorides sundevalli)
Lava Heron (Butorides sundevalli)
Lava Heron (Butorides sundevalli)
Lava Heron (Butorides sundevalli)
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) Female
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
White Tipped Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)
Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)
Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) Juvenile
Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)
Lava Heron (Butorides sundevalli)
Lava Heron (Butorides sundevalli)

This area had a lot of exposed aa, and there is an 18 mile wide strip of it that will supposedly keep the goats away from the north end of the island. You can see an interesting tidal pool here.

Map of Site Report: Isla Isabella - Punta Moreno, Ecuador

Visits

  • 2006-12-02: Day 5 of the 8 day expedition on the S.S. Samba.

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (13 records)
Phylum: Arthropods (1 record)
Phylum: Chordates (12 records)