Daphne Major Island

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Daphne Major Island

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Site Location

Daphne Major Island

Activity Level

Moderate

Duration

2 hours

SITE OVERVIEW

Although you cannot land on Daphne Major, this island can be appreciated much better by circumnavigating around it. This is a central island, situated in the north of the Santa Cruz Island and to the west of the Baltra Airport. This island has a rocky structure and features two craters in the center, which makes its formation a tuff cone. Daphne’s big claim to fame is as location for the Pulitzer Prize winning book: The beak of the Finch. The humble Darwin Finch that lives on Daphne Major has been studied for over 40 years, and played an interesting role in scientific breakthroughs.

Destination Daphne Major Island
Activities • Snorkeling
• Dinghy ride
• Kayaking
Inhabitants No
Type of Landing No landing
Tours Allowed Cruise ship or yacht

LOCATION

FAUNA

Galapagos fur sea lion Arctocephalus galapagoensis - E
Galapagos sea lion Zalophus wollebaeki - E
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus - R
Wandering tattler Tringa incana
Galapagos dove Zenaida galapagoensis - E
Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis - R
Vermilion flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus - R
Small tree finch Camarhynchus parvulus - E
Galapagos petrel Pterodroma phaeopygia - E
Galapagos mockingbird Mimus parvulus - E
Galapagos green turtle Chelonia_mydas_agassizii - ES
Small ground finch Geospiza fuliginosa - E
Galapagos flycatcher Myiarchus magnirostris
Sally lightfoot crab Grapsus grapsus - N
Zig zag spider Argiope aurantia - E
Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularius
Solitary sandpiper Tringa solitaria - A
Marine iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus - E
Galapagos land iguana Conolophus subcristatus
Galapagos hawk Buteo galapagoensis - E
Albemarlensis lava lizard Microlophus Albemarlensis - E
Swallow-tailed gull Creagrus furcatus
Smooth-billed ani Crotophaga ani - N

FLORA

Cat's claw Zanthoxylum fagara - N
Galapagos croton or chala Croton scouleri - E
Needle leafed daisy Macraea laricifolia - E
Poison apple tree Hippomane mancinella - N
Acacia Acacia spp. - N
Saltbush Cryptocarpus pyriformis - N
Grey matplant Tiquilia nesiotica - E
Palo santo Bursera_graveolens - N
Galapagos bitterbush Castela galapageia - E
Muyuyu Cordia lutea - N
Prickly pear cactus Opuntia cactaceae - E
Spiny Bush Scutia spicata var. pauciflora - E
Scorpion weed Heliotropium curassavicum L. - N
Pearl berry Vallesia glabra -E
Glorybower Clerodendrum molle - N

SITE GALLERY

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