Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Creagrus furcatus Salvin, 1876; Xema furcata Saunders, 1896; Xema furcatum Saunders, 1878

Origin: Endemic

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Reeding, near-endemic; the only population outside Galapagos is on Malpelo Island, Colombia (Harris 1973). Nests throughout the Archipelago (Harris 1973). There are two skin and three skeletons in the MECCD.

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