Where to See Galápagos Icons: 1 Park Ranked by Real Odds

Q: Where is the best place to see Galápagos Icons?

Galápagos Islands. In Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, the chance of seeing all 5 (giant tortoise, marine iguana, blue-footed booby, galápagos sea lion and galápagos penguin) on the same day is about 10%, the highest of the 1 park where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 50%. It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Q: Which of Galápagos Icons is hardest to see?

Galápagos penguin. In Galápagos Islands, the best park for Galápagos Icons, about about 20% of wildlife watchers report the galápagos penguin on a given day, against about 80% for the blue-footed booby. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

Q: How do you complete Galápagos Icons on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen. Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Galápagos Icons three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

The checklist: 5 animals

CR Endemic

Chelonoidis niger

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

VU Endemic

Amblyrhynchus cristatus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Sula nebouxii

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Endemic

Zalophus wollebaeki

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

EN Endemic

Spheniscus mendiculus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Where to go

Chance of seeing in

Month by month at Galápagos Islands

~50%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

Time of day

Where they are recorded most Parks with some of them

Parks

#	Park	Country	Animals	All 5 in 3 days
1	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5 of 5	~50%
	Galápagos Giant Tortoise			~90%
	Marine Iguana			>90%
	Blue-footed Booby			>90%
	Galapagos Sealion			>90%
	Galápagos Penguin			~50%
2	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 5	Missing: Giant tortoise, Marine iguana, Galápagos sea lion, Galápagos penguin
	Blue-footed Booby			~80%
3	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	Missing: Giant tortoise, Marine iguana, Galápagos sea lion, Galápagos penguin
	Blue-footed Booby			~70%
4	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 5	Missing: Giant tortoise, Marine iguana, Galápagos sea lion, Galápagos penguin
	Blue-footed Booby			~40%
5	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 5	Missing: Giant tortoise, Marine iguana, Galápagos sea lion, Galápagos penguin
	Blue-footed Booby			~30%

Zoos & centres

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Amaru	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 5 in captivity
2	Houston Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5 in captivity
3	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5 in captivity
4	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5 in captivity
5	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5 in captivity
6	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 5 in captivity
7	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5 in captivity
8	Zürich Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	1 of 5 in captivity
9	Parque das Aves	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 5 in captivity
10	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5 in captivity
11	Australia Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5 in captivity
12	North Carolina Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5 in captivity
13	A Cupulatta	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5 in captivity
14	Adventure Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5 in captivity
15	Africarium	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 5 in captivity
16	Akron Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5 in captivity
17	Alexandria Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5 in captivity
18	Alligator Adventure	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5 in captivity
19	Alligator Bay	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5 in captivity
20	Animal Enclosure	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5 in captivity

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Before you go

Where is the best place to see Galápagos Icons?

Galápagos Islands

In Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, the chance of seeing all 5 (giant tortoise, marine iguana, blue-footed booby, galápagos sea lion and galápagos penguin) on the same day is about 10%, the highest of the 1 park where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 50%. It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Which of Galápagos Icons is hardest to see?

Galápagos penguin

In Galápagos Islands, the best park for Galápagos Icons, about about 20% of wildlife watchers report the galápagos penguin on a given day, against about 80% for the blue-footed booby. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

How do you complete Galápagos Icons on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen

Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Galápagos Icons three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

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Galápagos Icons

The checklist: 5 animals

Galápagos Giant Tortoise

Marine Iguana

Blue-footed Booby

Galapagos Sealion

Galápagos Penguin

Where to go

Month by month at Galápagos Islands

Month by month at Galápagos Islands

Month by month at Galápagos Islands

Month by month at Galápagos Islands

Month by month at Galápagos Islands

Month by month at Galápagos Islands

Time of day

Parks

Zoos & centres

Before you go

Where is the best place to see Galápagos Icons?

Which of Galápagos Icons is hardest to see?

How do you complete Galápagos Icons on Wallace's Line?