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 Sulidae: boobies and gannets
 
 
 
Order:	Suliformes
Family:	Sulidae (boobies and gannets)
Boobies
Species on page - 6 species in 2 genera depicted (out of 10 species in 3 genera)
 
Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii)
 
Red-footed booby (Sula sula)
 
 
 
Nazca booby (Sula granti)
 
 
 
Peruvian booby (Sula variegata )
 
 
Brown booby (Sula leucogaster)
 
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus)
      
Blue feet
      
Red feet
      
Grey feet - Nazca
      
Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii)
When BFB chicks put their parents on a pedestal
 
 
BFB chick
 
 
So much fluff
 
Stare down
 
 
BFB flying (and pooping)
 
 
2 BFB
 
 
 
BFB flying
 
 
Booby diving
 
 
Booby diving
 
 
BFB diving
 
 
 
BFB
 
 
 
BFB takeoff
 
 
BFB take-off
 
 
 
Taking off
 
 
BFB in profusion
 
 
      
Abandoned eggs
 
Final flight
 
BFB with two eggs
        
BFB egg
        
Nazca booby (Sula granti)
Three Nazca
        
     
Nazca abandoned
        
     
Peruvian booby (Sula variegata )
Vulture and booby
Brown booby (Sula leucogaster)
Brown
 
Booby
 
 
	
	
Brown booby
 
	
	
	
Brown booby
 
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus)
Gannet
Gannet close
Bob and gannet
Misc
Hannah
      
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Last modified: September 12, 2024
 
Renamed: August 8, 2017 (from boobies.html)
 
Created: August 7, 2010
Contact: siegelr@stanford.edu
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