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Boobies and Gannets

Boobies and Gannets

5 Bird Species
Blue-footed Booby

Blue-footed Booby

Boobies are large and distinctive in shape with long slightly crooked, pointed wings, fairly long necks that taper into a slender head and long pointed bill, with a lot of neck and head extension in front of the wing. The rump and tail extend well behind the wings tapering to a fairly narrow wedge-sh more...

Length: 81 cm Wingspan: 157 cm

Brown Booby

Brown Booby

Boobies are large and distinctive in shape with long slightly crooked pointed wings, fairly long necks that taper into a slender head and long pointed bill, with a lot of neck and head extension in front of the wing. The rump and tail extend well behind the wings tapering to a fairly narrow wedge-sha more...

Length: 76 cm Wingspan: 145 cm

Masked Booby

Masked Booby

Boobies are large and distinctive in shape with long, slightly crooked pointed wings, fairly long necks that taper into a slender head and long pointed bill, with a lot of neck and head extension in front of the wing. The rump and tail extend well behind the wings tapering to a fairly narrow wedge-sh more...

Length: 81 cm Wingspan: 158 cm

Northern Gannet

Northern Gannet

Boobies and gannets are large and distinctive in shape with long slightly crooked pointed wings, fairly long necks that taper into a slender head and long pointed bill, with a lot of neck and head extension in front of the wing. The rump and tail extend well behind the wings, tapering to a fairly nar more...

Length: 94 cm Wingspan: 183 cm

Red-footed Booby

Red-footed Booby

A small booby with diagnostic bright red feet. Relatively short neck and long white tail. Pink face with dark eye. Relatively small gray bill. Usually can be classified as dark or white birds, but some do not fit either category. White adult has white head with yellowish wash, white back and underpar more...

Length: 71 cm Wingspan: 152 cm

  • Blue-footed Booby

    Blue-footed Booby

    5 Photographs
  • Brown Booby

    Brown Booby

    2 Photographs
  • Masked Booby

    Masked Booby

    8 Photographs
  • Northern Gannet

    Northern Gannet

    11 Photographs
  • Red-footed Booby

    Red-footed Booby

    7 Photographs

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Non-vegetated Areas

0 species

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Salt Water

5 species

Blue-footed Booby

Blue-footed Booby

Sula nebouxii

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores
Brown Booby

Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches
Masked Booby

Masked Booby

Sula dactylatra

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters
Northern Gannet

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs
Red-footed Booby

Red-footed Booby

Sula sula

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters
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Human-altered Areas

0 species

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Fresh Water

0 species

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Grassland and Scrubland

0 species

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Forest and Woodlands

0 species

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