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C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Suliformes Sulidae

Red-footed Booby

Sula sula

Red-footed Booby · BirdGacha

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Illustration · not to scale

Body length
70 cm
Body Mass
1.03 kg
Wingspan
96 cm
Diet
Aquatic prey
Migration
Partially migratory

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 128

Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 128).

DEF 106

Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 106).

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How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: TrO: widespread tropical and subtropical ocean is. Habitat: Marine & Coastal
3 · Subspecies & regional ranges
  • Sula sula sula

    w, s, e Caribbean and sw Atlantic islands: Fernando de Noronha (ne of ne Brazil), I. Trindade (e of ec Brazil) and Boatswain Bird I. (just off Ascension I., sc South Atlantic Ocean); Half Moon Cay (e of Belize), Swan Is. (n of e Honduras); Cayman Is. through Lesser Antilles and islands n of Venezuela and Tobago (s, e Caribbean)

  • Sula sula rubripes

    tropical Indian and Pacific oceans: Europa (w of s Madagascar, Mozambique Channel), Aldabra and Cosmoledo (Aldabra group, sw Seychelles), Farquhar and Amirantes groups (c Seychelles), Tromelin and St. Brandon (n of Mascarenes), Chagos Arch., Cocos (Keeling) and Christmas is. (w, nc, ne Indian Ocean); Flores and Banda seas islands (sc, se Indonesian Arch.), Ashmore Reef and Adele I. (nw of Australia), Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea islands (off QLD, nw Australia), Tench I. (St. Matthias Is., nc Bismarck Arch.), many other islands in outer Melanesia including New Caledonia, Tubbataha Reefs (wc Philippines), Spratly Is. (s China Sea), s Ryukyu (=Nansei Shoto), Ogasawara (=Bonin) and Iwo (=Volcano) is. (sw, se Japan), Taiwan, Micronesia through Northwestern and w main Hawaiian Is. and Pitcairn group (e Polynesia)

  • Sula sula websteri

    ec Pacific islands: Revillagigedo, Tres Marias and Isabel (w of wc Mexico), Clipperton (far sw of Mexico), Violin (just off sw Costa Rica), del Coco (far sw of Costa Rica), Malpelo (far w of Colombia) and Galápagos

IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗

Frequently asked questions

What is its scientific name?

Sula sula

Which family does it belong to?

Gannets, Boobies (Sulidae)

Where is it found?

TrO: widespread tropical and subtropical ocean is.

Sources & credits

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