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Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Sulidae gannets & boobies

Genus: Sula

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Photo by Aquino, Maria Theresa

Sula dactylatra
[Masked booby]

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Sula granti
[Nazca booby]

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Sula leucogaster
[Brown booby]

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Max. Length 84 cm TL

Sula nebouxii
[Blue-footed booby]

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Sula sula
[Red-footed booby]

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Max. Length 74 cm TL

Sula variegata
[Peruvian booby]

Scientific Name Sula dactylatra Sula granti Sula leucogaster Sula nebouxii Sula sula Sula variegata	English Name Blue-footed booby Brown booby Masked booby Nazca booby Peruvian booby Red-footed booby	Distribution Eastern Pacific Eastern Pacific. Eastern Pacific and Weste Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc Indo-Pacific and Western	Max. Length 74 TL 77 TL 80 TL 84 TL 92 TL	Year 1766 1783 1831 1843 1882 1902

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