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Family: Sulidae gannets & boobies



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10 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 93 cm TL
 
Morus bassanus
[Northern gannet]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific, Atlant
Max. Length 85 cm TL
Morus capensis (Lichtenstein, 1823)

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Morus capensis
[Cape gannet]
No picture found

Max. Length 84 cm TL
 
Morus serrator
[Australasian gannet]
No picture found

Max. Length 71 cm TL
 
Papasula abbotti
[Abbott's booby]

Aquino, Maria Theresa

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Max. Length 92 cm TL
Sula dactylatra Lesson, 1831

Photo by Aquino, Maria Theresa
 
Sula dactylatra
[Masked booby]
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Sula granti
[Nazca booby]

Aquino, Maria Theresa

Indo-Pacific and Western
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Sula leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783)

Photo by Aquino, Maria Theresa
 
Sula leucogaster
[Brown booby]
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Max. Length 84 cm TL
 
Sula nebouxii
[Blue-footed booby]

Aquino, Maria Theresa

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Max. Length 77 cm TL
Sula sula (Linnaeus, 1766)

Photo by Aquino, Maria Theresa
 
Sula sula
[Red-footed booby]
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Max. Length 74 cm TL
 
Sula variegata
[Peruvian booby]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Morus bassanus Northern gannet Indo-Pacific, Northeast A 93 TL 1758
Morus capensis Cape gannet Indo-West Pacific, Atlant 85 TL 1823
Morus serrator Australasian gannet Indo-Pacific and Southwes 84 TL 1843
Papasula abbotti Abbott's booby Indo-West Pacific. 71 TL 1893
Sula dactylatra Masked booby Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 92 TL 1831
Sula granti Nazca booby Eastern Pacific and Weste 1902
Sula leucogaster Brown booby Indo-Pacific and Western 80 TL 1783
Sula nebouxii Blue-footed booby Eastern Pacific. 84 TL 1882
Sula sula Red-footed booby Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 77 TL 1766
Sula variegata Peruvian booby Eastern Pacific 74 TL 1843



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