Site Report: Isla Santa Cruz - Highlands, Ecuador

Warbler Finch (Certhidea olivacea)

Warbler Finch (Certhidea olivacea)

Galapagos Dove (Zenaida galapagoensis)

Galapagos Dove (Zenaida galapagoensis)

Santa Cruz Island Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri)

Santa Cruz Island Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri)

Warbler Finch (Certhidea olivacea)

Warbler Finch (Certhidea olivacea)

Small Tree-Finch (Camarhynchus parvulus) Male

Small Tree-Finch (Camarhynchus parvulus) Male

Paint-billed Crake (Mustelirallus erythrops)

Paint-billed Crake (Mustelirallus erythrops)

American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata)

American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata)

Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)

Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)

Warbler Finch (Certhidea olivacea)

Warbler Finch (Certhidea olivacea)

Woodpecker Finch (Camarhynchus pallidus)

Woodpecker Finch (Camarhynchus pallidus)

Warbler Finch (Certhidea olivacea)

Galapagos Dove (Zenaida galapagoensis)

Santa Cruz Island Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri)

Warbler Finch (Certhidea olivacea)

Small Tree-Finch (Camarhynchus parvulus) Male

Paint-billed Crake (Mustelirallus erythrops)

American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata)

Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)

Warbler Finch (Certhidea olivacea)

Woodpecker Finch (Camarhynchus pallidus)

The highlands are part farms and part wild. The trees up here are generally short, but there is continuous mist making it a lush environment.

Map of Site Report: Isla Santa Cruz - Highlands, Ecuador

Visits

2006-11-29: We came here as part of the 8 day expedition on the SS Samba.
2006-12-11: None

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (11 records, 8 images)

Phylum: Chordates (11 records, 8 images)

Class: Birds (10 records, 7 images)

Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Paint-billed Crake (Mustelirallus erythrops)

Order: Cuckoos (2 records)
- Family: Cuckoos
- Dark-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus)
- Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Galapagos Dove (Zenaida galapagoensis)

Order: Owls And Nightjars (1 record)
- Family: Barn Owl and Grass-owls
- American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata)

Order: Pelicans (1 record)
- Family: Herons
- Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis)

Order: Perching Birds (3 records)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Small Tree-Finch (Camarhynchus parvulus)
- Woodpecker Finch (Camarhynchus pallidus)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Green Warbler-Finch (Certhidea olivacea)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Lava Gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus)

Class: Reptiles (1 record, 1 image)

Order: Turtles (1 record)
- Family: Tortoise
- Santa Cruz Island Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri)

Lifelists

Trips

Galapagos Islands