Punta Cormorant

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Punta Cormorant

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Site Location

Floreana Island

Activity Level

Easy

Duration

1 1/2 hours

SITE OVERVIEW

Punta Cormorant lies along the northern shores of Floreana Island. The visit begins with a wet landing on a small remote beach behind which is hidden a secluded brackish water lagoon. Make sure to keep your eyes open for flamingos and other shorebirds that like to feed in the area. Along the interior, take time to admire small land birds like Darwin’s finches and Galapagos flycatchers. On the other side of the landing site sits a beach of fine coral where Pacific green sea turtles nest.

Destination Floreana Island
Activities • Hike
• Beach
• Snorkeling
• Kayaking or paddle-board
• Dinghy ride
Inhabitants No
Type of Landing Wet landing
Tours Allowed Cruise ship

LOCATION

FAUNA

Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber - R
Blue footed booby Sula nebouxii - ES
Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis - ES
Small ground finch Geospiza fuliginosa - E
Black-necked stilt Himantopus mexicanus
Whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus - N
Galapagos green turtle Chelonia_mydas_agassizii - ES
White-cheeked pintail Anas bahamensis galapagensis - ES
Yellow warbler Dendroica petechia
Sally lightfoot crab Grapsus grapsus - N
Galapagos sea lion Zalophus wollebaeki - E
Galapagos penguin Spheniscus mendiculus - E
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus - R
Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
Galapagos hermit crab Calcinus explorator -E
Semi-terrestrial hermit crab Coenobita compressus -N
Medium tree finch Camarhynchus pauper - E

FLORA

Button mangrove Conocarpus erecta - N
Saltbush Cryptocarpus pyriformis - N
Galapagos croton or chala Croton scouleri - E
Needle leafed daisy Macraea laricifolia - E
Palo santo Bursera_graveolens - N
Palo verde Parkinsonia aculeata - N
Mesquite Prosopis juliflora - N
Galapagos cotton Gossypium darwinii - E
Muyuyu Cordia lutea - N
Pearl berry Vallesia glabra -E
Black mangrove Avicennia germinans - N
Red mangrove Rhizophora mangle - N
White mangrove Laguncularia racemosa - N
Leatherleaf Maytenus octogona - N
Galapagos bitterbush Castela galapageia - E
Mesquite Prosopis juliflora - N
Ink berry Scaevola plumieri - N
Passion flower Passiflora foetida - E
Stickleaf Mentzelia aspera - N
Galapagos milkwort Polygala spp. - E
Beach morning glory Ipomoea pes-caprae - N
Galapagos lantana Lantana peduncularis - E
Galapagos clubleaf Nolana galapagensis - E
Floreana cutleaf daisy Lecocarpus pinnatifidus - E
Longhaired scalesia Scalesia villosa - E
Parkinsonia Parkinsonia aculeata - N
Spiny Bush Scutia spicata var. pauciflora - E

SITE GALLERY

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