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Rabida Island
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Rabida Island
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SITE OVERVIEW
The red island of Rabida offers its visitors a unique geological landscape. As you walk the red sandy beach, observe the large colony of sea lions that inhabit it. Take a short hike through Palo Santa forests and endemic cacti to a scenic vantage point with spectacular views of the island and the beach below. Look for flamingos and other wader birds near the brackish water lagoon just behind the beach. Partake in a wonderful snorkeling experience in search of white-tipped reef sharks, rays, sea lions, and many other species in the refreshing waters off the coast.
| Destination | Rabida Island |
| Activities | • Hike (0.62 mi / 1 km) • Beach and deep water snorkeling • Kayaking |
| Inhabitants | No |
| Type of Landing | Wet Landing |
| Tours Allowed | Cruise ship |
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 hawk | Buteo galapagoensis - E |
| Albemarlensis lava lizard | Microlophus Albemarlensis - E |
| Vermilion flycatcher | Pyrocephalus rubinus - R |
| Yellow warbler | Dendroica petechia |
FLORA
| Black mangrove | Avicennia germinans - N |
| White mangrove | Laguncularia racemosa - N |
| Saltbush | Cryptocarpus pyriformis - N |
| Leatherleaf | Maytenus octogona - N |
| Galapagos croton or chala | Croton scouleri - E |
| Needle leafed daisy | Macraea laricifolia - E |
| Saltbush | Cryptocarpus pyriformis - N |
| 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 |
| Galapagos croton or chala | Croton scouleri - E |
| Hairy Galapagos tomato | |
| Galapagos milkwort | Polygala spp. - E |
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