BOOBYs of the world

Order Pelicaniformes    Family Sulidae


Booby, Blue-footed Sula nebouxii   Found: North America, Galapagos Islands, other Pacific Islands, Ecuador
Photographed by: 1) rebvt in the Galapagos   2 - 7) Dick Daniels in the Galapagos Islands
Center photo: showing off his blue foot to impress the female.

Left photo: juvenile


Booby, Brown   Sula leucogaster   Found: Warm waters of North America, South America
Photographed by: 1, 2) ostill at Abrolhos island, Brazil   3) Robert Fullerton at Matir island on the Sea of Cortez


Booby, Masked Sula dactylatra   Found: North America, Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, other Pacific Islands
Photographed: 1) James Harrison at the Galapagos Islands  2) Noah Strycker at the Galapagos Islands  3) Maxim Pometun  4) Morten Elm


Booby, Red-Footed Sula sula Found: North America, Hawaii and other Pacific Islands
Photographed by: 2) by Morton Elm  1, 3, 4) by Dick Daniels in Hawaii




GANNETs

Family Sulidae


Gannet, Australasian aka Morus serrator   Found: Australia, New Zealand
Photographed by: 1) Matthew Gough in New Zealand  2) Chris Jewiss  3) Andy Heyward  4) Irina Yun in New Zealand  5) Dick Daniels
1) Juvenile



Gannet, Cape  Morus capensis   Found: Africa
Photographed by:  1, 4) Kobus Tollig in South Africa   2, 3) Awie Badenhorst at Lambert's Bay, on the West Coast of South Africa.


Gannet, Northern Morus bassanus Found: North America, Europe
Photographed by: 1) Chesser  2, 3) Uwe Ohse  4) Dick Daniels in Scotland   5) Joe Gough
6 - 8) Juveniles photographed by Dick a mile off the coast of Sunset Beach, North Carolina






TROPICBIRDs

Family Phaethontidae

Tropicbird, Red-tailed Phaethon rubricauda Found: North America, Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, and lots of islands
Photographed by Dick Daniels in Hawaii


Tropicbird, White-tailed Phaethon lepturus
Photographed by Sergey Khachatryan




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