Red-footed Booby [Sula sula]
Description
The Red-footed Booby is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae. As suggested by the name, adults always have red feet, but the colour of the plumage varies. They are powerful and agile fliers, but they are clumsy in takeoffs and landings. They are found widely in tropical areas, and breed colonially in coastal regions, especially islands.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
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|---|---|
| Class |
Birds
Aves
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| Order |
Cormorants and Shags
Suliformes
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| Family |
Gannets and Boobies
Sulidae
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| Genus |
Boobies
Sula
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