Site Report: Isla Baltra

Baltra, our welcome to the Galapagos

Baltra, our welcome to the Galapagos

White-vented Storm-Petrel (Oceanites gracilis)

White-vented Storm-Petrel (Oceanites gracilis)

White-vented Storm-Petrel (Oceanites gracilis)

White-vented Storm-Petrel (Oceanites gracilis)

Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)

Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)

Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)

Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) Galapagos ssp.

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) Galapagos ssp.

Baltra, our welcome to the Galapagos

White-vented Storm-Petrel (Oceanites gracilis)

White-vented Storm-Petrel (Oceanites gracilis)

Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)

Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) Galapagos ssp.

A small island that is home to the airport.

Visits

2006-11-28: Arrival point for Galapagos.
2006-12-05: Returning to the starting point.
2006-12-12: None

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (7 records)

Phylum: Chordates (7 records)

Class: Birds (7 records)

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

Order: Pelicans (2 records)
- Family: Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
- Family: Pelicans
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

Order: Perching Birds (2 records)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Medium Ground-Finch (Geospiza fortis)
- Vegetarian Finch (Platyspiza crassirostris)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)

Order: Tubenoses (1 record)
- Family: Southern Storm Petrels
- Elliot's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites gracilis)

Lifelists

Trips

Galapagos Islands