Birds
Swallow-tailed gull
Creagrus furcatusConservation statusLeast Concern
DietSquid and small fish
Lifespan15-20 years
Size and weightAbout 55 cm
An elegant gull with a tail split in two, a dark gray head and a bright red ring around the eye.
Red eye ring
What makes it specialThe only gull in the world that is active at night. Its eyes are especially large.
Surprising factBy day you see it resting on the cliffs, because it hunts in the dark.
PopulationAbout 35,000 individuals, and it nests almost only in the Galápagos.
Cliff sites, including Santiago