BOOBIES   -   SULIDAE


Blue-footed Booby - Sula nebouxii
Blue-footed Booby
Sula nebouxii excisa
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
A mated pair. The female is on the left with the larger pupil (actually a dark pigmented area around the pupil, not a larger opening).


Blue-footed Booby - Sula nebouxii
Blue-footed Booby
Sula nebouxii excisa
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
A male in full display.


Nazca Booby - Sula granti
Nazca Booby
Sula granti
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Nazca Booby was split from Masked Booby (S. dactylatra) based on its orange (not yellow) bill and white (not black) central tail feathers. Both of these features are visible in this photo. On a few islands they nest together without interbreeding. Reference: Pitman, R. L.; Jehl, J. R. (1998): Geographic variation and reassessment of species limits in the "Masked" Boobies of the eastern Pacific Ocean. Wilson Bulletin 110(2): 155-170.


Nazca Booby - Sula granti
Nazca Booby
Sula granti
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
A close-up of the orange bill.


Red-footed Booby - Sula sula
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula websteri
Genovesa Island, Galapagos, Ecuador.
A brown morph individual.


Red-footed Booby - Sula sula
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula websteri
Genovesa Island, Galapagos, Ecuador.
A nestling.












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