Santa Fe Island
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Santa Fe Island
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SITE OVERVIEW
Santa Fe Island lies in the center of the Galapagos archipelago, southeast of Santa Cruz Island. The land iguanas, which are an endemic subspecies of the Galapagos land iguana, are a unique quality of this island. Look out for the endemic rice rats that can be seen roaming through the underbrush. During your walk make time to admire the large prickly pear cactuses that line portions of the trail. And finally, share a photographic moment with the sea lions resting and congregating at the beach.
Destination | Santa Fe Island |
Activities | Hiking, kayaking, deep water snorkeling, dinghy ride |
Inhabitants | No |
Type of Landing | Wet landing |
Tours Allowed | Land based or cruise ship |
LOCATION
FAUNA
Short eared owl | Asio flammeus galapagoensis - ES |
Small ground finch | Geospiza fuliginosa - E |
Marine iguana | Amblyrhynchus cristatus - E |
Santa Fe land iguana | Conolophus Pallidus |
Santa Fe rice rat | Aegialomys galapagoensis - E |
Galapagos sea lion | Zalophus wollebaeki - E |
Galapagos hawk | Buteo galapagoensis - E |
Whitetip reef shark | Triaenodon obesus - N |
Galapagos shark | Carcharhinus galapagensis - E |
Medium ground finch | Geospiza fortis - E |
Cactus ground finch | Geospiza scandens -E |
Small tree finch | Camarhynchus parvulus - E |
Warbler finch | Certhidea olivacea - E |
Ghost crab | Ocypode gaudichaudii - N |
Sally lightfoot crab | Grapsus grapsus - N |
Central Galapagos racer snake | Alsophis biseralis dorsalis -E |
FLORA
Galapagos lantana | Lantana peduncularis - E |
Leatherleaf | Maytenus octogona - N |
Muyuyu | Cordia lutea - N |
Palo santo | Bursera_graveolens - N |
Prickly pear cactus | Opuntia cactaceae - E |
Heller's scalesia | Scalesia helleri - E |
Galapagos bitterbush | Castela galapageia - E |
Saltbush | Cryptocarpus pyriformis - N |
Spiny Bush | Scutia spicata var. pauciflora - E |
Galapagos croton or chala | Croton scouleri - E |
Feather fingergrass | Chloris virgata -N |
Velvet shrub | Waltheria ovata -N |
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