Seymour & Plazas Full Day Tour

The Galapagos frigatebird is one of the iconic species of these islands, mainly due to the characteristic of its red boche, they can spend days and nights in the air and because they have an exceptionally large wingspan; in fact, the largest ratio is its wingspan to body weight of any bird in the world.

The Galapagos blue-footed booby is the undisputed comedian and clown of the islands. These amazing seabirds amuse themselves and entertain visitors with their hilarious antics and their famous blue feet.

It surprises visitors to Galapagos with its spectacular appearance. Its graceful long tail streamers, bright red beak, and black eye mask all come together beautifully, making the red-billed tropicbird a very photogenic character.

This coastal animal, which is generally playful and curious, measures between 1.5 and 2.5 meters and spends most of its time near the coast. It’s capable of diving to depths of 350 meters and can stay underwater for up to ten minutes. It feeds on a wide variety of fish, but above all sardines, but also octopuses and crustaceans. A single male care for many females and spends much of his time defending his territory from other males. Females have one calf per year; with a gestation time of 11 months. The young of this species have different barks, in this way the mothers can differentiate their young when they return from hunting food. This species is listed as endangered by the IUCN.

They are cliffs on deep waters, their base is beaten by the waves and the eroded materials are not deposited at their base, but are moved by sea currents. They are cliffs on sandy platforms, they are located outside the reach of the waves and are set back from the coastline.