Galápagos Islands World Heritage Site

Îles Galápagos, Ecuador

Global irreplaceability

ScoresRanks
Overall 24.39 14.5
Threatened species 11.02 5.5
Amphibians 0 148703.5
Threatened amphibians 0 94182.5
Birds 20.39 1.5
Threatened birds 7.02 1.5
Mammals 4 26.5
Threatened mammals 4 5.5

 

Bird species for which Galápagos Islands World Heritage Site is of global importance

Scientific Name Common Name Family Order IUCN Red List Direction of Population Trend Distribution Size (km²) Percentage Overlap Rank/ Number
Buteo galapagoensis Galapagos Hawk ACCIPITRIDAE FALCONIFORMES VU stable 5640 100.0 1/4
Mimus trifasciatus Floreana Mockingbird MIMIDAE PASSERIFORMES CR stable 1.65 100.0 1/4
Mimus macdonaldi Espanola Mockingbird MIMIDAE PASSERIFORMES VU unknown 67 100.0 1/4
Geospiza difficilis Sharp-beaked Ground-finch EMBERIZIDAE PASSERIFORMES LC stable 1228 100.0 1/4
Geospiza conirostris Large Cactus-finch EMBERIZIDAE PASSERIFORMES LC stable 92 100.0 1/4
Camarhynchus pauper Medium Tree-finch EMBERIZIDAE PASSERIFORMES CR decreasing 23 100.0 1/3
Camarhynchus heliobates Mangrove Finch EMBERIZIDAE PASSERIFORMES CR stable 12 100.0 1/4
Larus fuliginosus Lava Gull LARIDAE CHARADRIIFORMES VU increasing 2591 97.7 1/4
Geospiza magnirostris Large Ground-finch EMBERIZIDAE PASSERIFORMES LC stable 7420 97.7 1/4
Camarhynchus psittacula Large Tree-finch EMBERIZIDAE PASSERIFORMES LC stable 7083 97.6 1/4
Mimus parvulus Galapagos Mockingbird MIMIDAE PASSERIFORMES LC stable 6937 97.5 1/4
Platyspiza crassirostris Vegetarian Finch EMBERIZIDAE PASSERIFORMES LC stable 7065 97.5 1/4
Zenaida galapagoensis Galapagos Dove COLUMBIDAE COLUMBIFORMES LC stable 8331 96.6 1/4
Geospiza fuliginosa Small Ground-finch EMBERIZIDAE PASSERIFORMES LC stable 8302 96.6 1/4
Myiarchus magnirostris Large-billed Flycatcher TYRANNIDAE PASSERIFORMES LC decreasing 7776 96.4 1/4
Certhidea olivacea Warbler Finch EMBERIZIDAE PASSERIFORMES LC stable 7801 96.4 1/4
Progne modesta Galapagos Martin HIRUNDINIDAE PASSERIFORMES EN decreasing 7771 96.4 1/4
Camarhynchus parvulus Small Tree-finch EMBERIZIDAE PASSERIFORMES LC stable 7506 96.3 1/4
Geospiza scandens Common Cactus-finch EMBERIZIDAE PASSERIFORMES LC stable 7103 96.1 1/4
Camarhynchus pallidus Woodpecker Finch EMBERIZIDAE PASSERIFORMES LC stable 7355 96.1 1/4
Sula nebouxii Blue-footed Booby SULIDAE PELECANIFORMES LC stable 244574 31.5 1/8
Sula granti Nazca Booby SULIDAE PELECANIFORMES LC decreasing 1130000 12.5 1/3
Oceanites gracilis White-vented Storm-petrel HYDROBATIDAE PROCELLARIIFORMES DD stable 1760000 7.8 1/3
Phoebastria irrorata Waved Albatross DIOMEDEIDAE PROCELLARIIFORMES CR decreasing 1750000 6.6 1/3

Detailed factsheets for all bird species are available from BirdLife International

Mammal species for which Galápagos Islands World Heritage Site is of global importance

Scientific Name Common Name Family Order IUCN Red List Direction of Population Trend Distribution Size (km²) Percentage Overlap Rank/ Number
Nesoryzomys fernandinae Fernandina Galapagos Mouse CRICETIDAE RODENTIA VU unknown 637 100.0 1/4
Nesoryzomys swarthi Santiago Galapagos Mouse CRICETIDAE RODENTIA VU unknown 574 100.0 1/4
Aegialomys galapagoensis Galapagos Rice Rat CRICETIDAE RODENTIA VU unknown 23 100.0 1/4
Nesoryzomys narboroughi NA CRICETIDAE RODENTIA VU decreasing 637 100.0 1/4
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