Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii)

Family
Sulidae (Gannets, Boobies)

Size
76 - 84 cm

First Described (Guide)
Milne-Edwards, 1882

Habitat
Pelagic, coastal inshore waters, sea-cliffs and rocky offshore islands. From sea-level - 100 m.

Range (Guide)

Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, USA (B).

Population
Estimated population is 100,000 - 499,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) [XC6975]
by Nikolaos Sarikakis from Isla de la Plata, PN Machalilla, Ecuador (call)

Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) [XC680750]
by Rob van Bemmelen from Isla de la Plata, Manab\u00ed Province, Ecuador (uncertain)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

nebouxii Milne-Edwards, 1882 - Eastern Pacific, breeding north-western Mexico and Panama to northern Peru.
excisa Todd, 1948 - Galapagos.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) - 10 files

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