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Order: Pelecaniformes. Family: Ardeidae (Herons and bitterms).

Fasciated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma fasciatum

Fasciated Tiger Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum salmoni
T. f. salmoni
Guango
Fasciated Tiger Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum salmoni
T. f. salmoni
Guango
Fasciated Tiger Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum salmoni
T. f. salmoni
Guango
 

Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea

Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea pauper
N. v. pauper
San Cristobal
Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea pauper
N. v. pauper
Española
Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea pauper
N. v. pauper
Genovesa
Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea pauper
N. v. pauper
Española
  Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea pauper
N. v. pauper
Española
     

Lava Heron
Butorides sundevalli

(Galapagos Heron)

Lava Heron Butorides sundevalli (Galapagos Heron)
B. sundevalli
Española
Lava Heron Butorides sundevalli (Galapagos Heron)
B. sundevalli
Española
Lava Heron Butorides sundevalli (Galapagos Heron)
B. sundevalli
Fernandina
 

Striated Heron
Butorides striata

Striated Heron Butorides striata striata
B. s. striata
Isabela
     

Western Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis

Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
B. ibis
Lago San Pablo
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
B. ibis
Lago San Pablo
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
B. ibis
Lago San Pablo
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
B. ibis
Isabela

Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias cognata
B. h. cognata
Isabela
     

Family: Pelecanidae (Pelicans).

Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis

Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis urinator
P. o. urinator
Española
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis urinator
P. o. urinator
Española
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis urinator
P. o. urinator
Española
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis urinator
P. o. urinator
Española
  Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis urinator
P. o. urinator
Isabela
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis urinator
P. o. urinator
Isabela
   

Order: Accipitriformes. Family: Cathartidae (New World vultures).

King Vulture
Sarcoramphus papa

King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa
S. papa
Canandé
King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa
S. papa
Canandé
King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa
S. papa
Canandé
 

Greater Yellow-headed Vulture
Cathartes melambrotus

Greater Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes melambrotus
C. melambrotus
Shiripuno
     

Family: Accipitridae (Kites, hawks, eagles and Old World vultures).

Grey-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis

Grey-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis
L. c. cayanensis
Shiripuno
Grey-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis
L. c. cayanensis
Shiripuno
   

Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus

Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus yetapa
E. f. yetapa
Wild Sumaco
     

Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris

Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris magnirostris
R. m. magnirostris
Shiripuno
     

Variable Hawk
Geranoaetus polyosoma

(Red-backed Hawk)

Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma polyosoma (Red-backed Hawk)
G. p. polyosoma
Yanacocha
Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma polyosoma (Red-backed Hawk)
G. p. polyosoma
Yanacocha
   

Galapagos Hawk
Buteo galapagoensis

Galapagos Hawk Buteo galapagoensis
B. galapagoensis
Española
Galapagos Hawk Buteo galapagoensis
B. galapagoensis
Española
Galapagos Hawk Buteo galapagoensis
B. galapagoensis
Española
Galapagos Hawk Buteo galapagoensis
B. galapagoensis
Española
  Galapagos Hawk Buteo galapagoensis
B. galapagoensis
Española
Galapagos Hawk Buteo galapagoensis
B. galapagoensis
Isabela