Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii)

Famous for its vivid blue feet — the brighter the color, the healthier the bird — which males show off in an elaborate high-stepping courtship dance.

Common throughout the Galápagos Islands year-round, nesting on rocky shores and plunge-diving from height to catch schooling fish.

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Galápagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)

The world’s only penguin found north of the equator and among the rarest — fewer than 2,000 remain, all endemic to the Galápagos archipelago.

Year-round residents, concentrated on Isabela and Fernandina where the cold Cromwell Current delivers rich feeding grounds.

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