Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: San Cristobal Island

Photo: Lava birds (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island). Lava gulls are one of the rarest birds in the world with a population of less than 300.

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Lava birds (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island). Lava gulls are one of the rarest birds in the world with a population of less than 300. The bird is only found in the Galapagos Islands.

Photo: Lava birds (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island). Lava gulls are one of the rarest birds in the world with a population of less than 300.

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Lava birds (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island). Lava gulls are one of the rarest birds in the world with a population of less than 300. The bird is only found in the Galapagos Islands.

Photo: Lava birds (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island). Lava gulls are one of the rarest birds in the world with a population of less than 300.

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Lava birds (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island). Lava gulls are one of the rarest birds in the world with a population of less than 300. The bird is only found in the Galapagos Islands.

Photo: A medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island).

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A medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island).

Photo: A medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island).

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A medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island).

Photo: A medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island).

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A medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island).

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island).

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A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island).

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island).

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A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island).

A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) around 'Kicker Rocks' on the edge of San Cristobal Island. (IUCN: Endangered; US: Endangered)

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A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) around ‘Kicker Rocks’ on the edge of San Cristobal Island. (IUCN: Endangered; US: Endangered)

Photo: A yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island).

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A yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island).

Photo: A San Cristobal mockingbird or Chatham mockingbird (Mimus melanotis) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island).

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A San Cristobal mockingbird or Chatham mockingbird (Mimus melanotis) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island).

A man shoots an underwater picture of a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) around 'Kicker Rocks' on the edge of San Cristobal Island. (IUCN: Endangered; US: Endangered)

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A man shoots an underwater picture of a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) around ‘Kicker Rocks’ on the edge of San Cristobal Island. (IUCN: Endangered; US: Endangered)

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) around 'Kicker Rocks' on the edge of San Cristobal Island.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) around ‘Kicker Rocks’ on the edge of San Cristobal Island.

An endangered, (IUCN) and federally endangered green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) around 'Kicker Rocks' on the edge of San Cristobal Island.

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An endangered, (IUCN) and federally endangered green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) around ‘Kicker Rocks’ on the edge of San Cristobal Island.

A man shoots an underwater picture of a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) around 'Kicker Rocks' on the edge of San Cristobal Island. (IUCN: Endangered; US: Endangered)

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A man shoots an underwater picture of a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) around ‘Kicker Rocks’ on the edge of San Cristobal Island. (IUCN: Endangered; US: Endangered)

A man shoots an underwater picture of a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) around 'Kicker Rocks' on the edge of San Cristobal Island. (IUCN: Endangered; US: Endangered)

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A man shoots an underwater picture of a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) around ‘Kicker Rocks’ on the edge of San Cristobal Island. (IUCN: Endangered; US: Endangered)

A man shoots an underwater picture of a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) around 'Kicker Rocks' on the edge of San Cristobal Island. (IUCN: Endangered; US: Endangered)

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A man shoots an underwater picture of a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) around ‘Kicker Rocks’ on the edge of San Cristobal Island. (IUCN: Endangered; US: Endangered)

A man shoots an underwater picture of a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) around 'Kicker Rocks' on the edge of San Cristobal Island. (IUCN: Endangered; US: Endangered)

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A man shoots an underwater picture of a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) around ‘Kicker Rocks’ on the edge of San Cristobal Island. (IUCN: Endangered; US: Endangered)

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) around 'Kicker Rocks' on the edge of San Cristobal Island.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) around ‘Kicker Rocks’ on the edge of San Cristobal Island.

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