The smallest of the boobies and the most numerous, the Red-footed Booby is an elegant pelagic seabird that nests in tropical island colonies and forages far out to sea. Its red feet are a reliable identification feature even in flight.
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Key Facts
- Dives from 30m to catch flying fish
- Smallest booby species
- Largest known colony has 100,000+ pairs
- Can sleep while flying on thermals
Species Data
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Global Population
~1,000,000
Habitat
Tropical islands, open ocean
Range
Pan-tropical (all tropical oceans)
Family
Sulidae
Order
Suliformes
Data Sources
eBird · iNaturalist · Xeno-canto