Red-footed booby

The Red-footed Booby, Sula sula, is a large seabird of the gannet family, Sulidae. They are powerful and agile fliers, but they are clumsy in takeoffs and landings.

The Red-footed booby is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Photo: A red-footed booby on a tree branch Smallest of the boobies, the red-foot feeds at sea, nests on the ground, and perches in coastal trees. More

A Red-footed Booby (Sula sula), an ABA Code-4 species, was released from a rehabilitation center in Pelican Harbor, Dade County, about three weeks ago. This bird can sometimes be seen at the end of the day when it returns to the rehab center to roost with Brown Pelicans and Black Vultures (fide Chris Newton). The booby spends much of the day away from this roost site. It is still given one fish per day to supplement its natural foraging catches. Photo is courtesy of Angel Abreu. More

The Red-footed Booby, Sula sula, is a large seabird of the gannet family, Sulidae. They are powerful and agile fliers, but they are clumsy in takeoffs and landings. More

The Red-footed Booby has a large range, estimated globally at 50,000 to 100,000 square kilometers. Native to the Americas and Asia as well as many island nations and territories, this bird prefers neritic, oceanic, and coastal marine ecosystems. The global population of this bird is estimated at 600,000 individuals and does not show signs of decline that would necessitate inclusion on the IUCN Red List. For this reason, the current evaluation status of the Red-footed Booby is Least Concern. More

The smallest of the boobies, the Red-footed Booby is an uncommon visitor to the mainland United States. It is seen only rarely off the California coast and at sea off southern Florida, and it breeds in the Hawaiian Islands. Come watch nesting birds at Nestcams. More

The Red-footed Booby bird breeds on islands and coasts in tropical oceans. It winters at sea and is therefore rarely seen away from the breeding colonies. The Red-footed Booby bird nests in large colonies, laying one chalky blue egg in a stick nest in a tree, which is incubated by both adults for 44 - 46 days. It may be 3 months before the young first fly and 5 months before they make extensive flights. More

Unlike the Red-footed Booby, the Brown Booby avoids trees and builds a nest upon the ground. Typical Booby habitat on the Coral Sea islands, Australia. Boobies returning to nest at dusk. Breeding - This species breeds on islands in most tropical oceans. It winters at sea, and is therefore rarely seen away from breeding colonies. More

The Red-footed Booby is the smallest of all boobies at 71 cm in length and with a 137 cm wingspan. It has red legs, and its bill and throat pouch are coloured pink and blue. This species has two plumage forms. The white phase is mostly white with black on the flight feathers. The brown form is brown with a white belly, rump, and tail. Both forms may occur sympatrically (in the same region), as in the breeding colony on St. More

Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) is a vagrant bird in India and a probable resident in Lakshadweep islands. Identification: Size: 66-77 cm. Sexes similar. Pelagic bird only coming ashore to breed. Large bird that dives for fish from air. Takes 2 to 3 years to reach adult plumage. Smallest booby. Adult-white morph: White head, body and tail. Dark primaries and outer secondaries. Underwings white with dark border. Large, gray, pointed bill. Red legs and feet. Pink at base of bill. More

The Red-footed Booby is the smallest of six booby species found worldwide. All adult Red-footed Boobies have pale blue-gray bills with a pink and blue base and of course, red feet. They have long pointed wings and a relatively long, wedge-shaped tail. Several color morphs of the species can be found, which is rare for seabirds. Almost all birds in Hawaii are white with black secondaries and primaries, although several color morphs are regularly seen. More

Aspects of the topic red-footed booby are discussed in the following places at Britannica. Assorted References * description and range (in booby (bird)) any of six or seven species of large tropical seabirds constituting the family Sulidae (order Pelecaniformes). They vary in length from about 65 to 85 centimetres (25–35 inches). More

Monitoring and control of the Red-Footed Booby colony in Punta Pitt, San Cristóbal For more information contact: Sixto Naranjo, Proceso de Conservación y Restauración de Ecosistemas Insulares +593 (0)5 252 6189, snaranjo@spng.org.ec The population of these endemic birds continues to decline. More

The Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) is a widespread pelagic species of the Pacific Ocean and parts of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. It nests in shrubs and trees on islands. The species has two color morphs, white and brown, both of which display bright red feet in the nesting season. The shots shown here were all taken in July, 2003, on the Galapagos Islands where the species is very common. More

largest red-footed booby colony and perhaps the largest concentration of masked boobies in the world (Harris 1984). Birds must keep their plumage in good condition if they are to survive and breed. Most seabirds change or moult their feathers each year or so before they become too ragged. Between moults, birds spend much time preening their feathers, straightening them out and keeping them oiled and waterproof. More

Photos of the Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) on the tree and flying over the sea and Eastern island/Midway Atoll/Hawaii. Also pictures of Red-footed booby chicks can be seen. = Approximately 750 Red-footed Booby pairs breed on the Midway Atoll on Eastern Island. Hunting for fish, they fly far out to the sea and often lunge at their prey from high altitudes. More

The red-footed booby (Sula sula) is the smallest of the booby species and arguably the weirdest. Its bright lipstick-colored feet are attached to a body of rather dull white with pale brown wings. The feet serve a role in courtship, being waved in front of prospective mates More

Red-footed booby in flight. Image ID: 16682 Species: Red-footed booby, Sula sula Location: Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Red-footed booby in flight. Image ID: 16683 Species: Red-footed booby, Sula sula Location: Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Red-footed booby, white-morph form that is similar in appearance to the Nazca booby, pink beak edge are diagnostic, in flight. More

Red-footed booby in flight, Sula sula, Wolf Island Purchase A Print Of This ImageHow to request, purchase or license this imageAdd To Light Table Red-footed booby in flight, Sula sula, Wolf Island Purchase A Print Of This ImageHow to request, purchase or license this imageAdd To Light Table Red-footed booby, white-morph form that is similar in appearance to the Nazca booby, pink beak edge are diagnostic, in flight, Sula sula, Wolf Island Purchase A Print Of This ImageHow to request, purchase or license this imageAdd To More

The red-footed booby (Sula sula) is a long-winged seabird. Its name, booby, comes from the Spanish word bobo meaning "stupid one." This is because the red-footed booby has a clumsy gait on land and an awkward take-off and landing. The red-footed booby is the smallest booby. It is generally less than 2 feet long and has a wingspan of about 3 feet. More

Red-footed Booby pairs may remain together over several seasons. They perform elaborate greeting rituals, including harsh squawks and the male’s display of his blue throat. - nglen, siggi, marianas, roges, CeltickRanger, jaycee, Mello, Adanac, jusninasirun, eng55, Juyona, nasokoun, KOMSIS, boreocypriensis, lovenature, tuslaw, uleko, Miss_Piggy has marked this note useful Only registered TrekNature members may rate photo notes. Add Critique Only registered TrekNature members may write critiques. More

Red-footed Booby pairs may remain together over several seasons. They perform elaborate greeting rituals, including harsh squawks and the male’s display of his blue throat. This is the smallest booby, at 71 cm in length and a 137 cm wingspan. It has red legs, and the bill and throat pouch are coloured pink and blue. This species has two plumage forms. The white phase is basically white with black on the flight feathers. More

Indian Oceans, the red-footed booby survives on a diet of fish and small octopi. Humans rarely see this species because it spends most of its time flying over water to feed. The future of the red-footed booby is threatened by the fishing industry and coastal development. Over-fishing in booby territory reduces their main food supply and depletion of trees and shrubs around tropical coasts has a negative impact on their distribution of habitats. More