Brown Booby [Sula leucogaster]
Description
The Brown Booby is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae, identifiable by its dark brown body and white belly. The sexes are similar, although the male is a little smaller and has a whiter belly than the female. They hunt fish and squid by diving from a height into the sea and pursuing their prey underwater. They are generally found in the Caribbean and subtropical Pacific and Indian Oceans.
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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