Nazca Booby (Sula granti)

Family
Sulidae (Gannets, Boobies)

Size
90 - 92 cm

First Described (Guide)
Rothschild, 1902

Habitat
Pelagic, coastal inshore waters. Also, dry savanna, in wetlands. From sea-level - 100 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia (B), Ecuador (B), El Salvador (NB), Mexico (B), Peru (B) (NB).

Vagrant to French Polynesia (NB).

Unknown to Guatemala (NB).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 80,000 - 120,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)

Nazca Booby (Sula granti) [XC114153]
by Eric DeFonso from Isla Espa\u00f1ola, Galapagos, Ecuador (song)

Nazca Booby (Sula granti) [XC332843]
by Bram Vogels from Isla Genovesa, Galapagos, Ecuador (call)

Subspecies
Sula dactylatra (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) and Nazca Booby (Sula granti) following AOU (2000).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

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