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Red-footed Booby

Sula sula

Least Concern (IUCN Red List)Boobies and Gannets
Red-footed Booby, photographed by Paul Harrison

Photo: Paul Harrison · Wikimedia · CC-BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

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About the Red-footed Booby

Large seabird of offshore tropical waters around the globe; not seen from the mainland. Adult plumage is variable, but all have bright red feet and colorful bill and face; some have wholly brown plumage, others are white with a black trailing edge to the wings; the tail can be black or white. Immatures of all types are brown overall with dull pinkish feet. Looks smaller and more slender than other boobies, with more crooked wings. Nests on offshore islands (usually in trees and bushes, unlike other boobies, which nest on the ground).

Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made

Where it has been recorded

Recorded in 123 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.

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