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Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster ORDER: SULIFORMES FAMILY: SULIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

A widespread seabird of tropical waters, the Brown Booby ranges as far north as the Gulf of California, and rarely to both coasts of the United States. Like other boobies, it feeds with spectacular plunges into the sea.

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Calls

At breeding colony, female issues a loud honk. Male makes a high-pitched whistling sound.

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