Blue-footed Booby Photo Gallery
Adult
Large, heavy-bodied seabird with a long daggerlike bill. Adults have distinctive blue feet. Note dark bill.
© Darren Clark | Macaulay LibraryGalápagos, September 01, 2014Immature
Large, heavy-bodied seabird with a long daggerlike bill. Immatures are dark overall with variable amounts of white mottling on the back. Note paler head and white belly.
© Ian Davies | Macaulay LibraryOaxaca, January 09, 2013Immature
The underwings on immatures are mostly dark. Note pale head and white belly.
© Ian Davies | Macaulay LibraryEl Callao, January 20, 2010Immature
Large, heavy-bodied seabird with long pointy wings. In flight, note mostly dark underwings on immature birds.
© Steve Collins | Macaulay LibraryNew Mexico, August 23, 2009Adult
Nests on the ground on islands. Forages at sea.
© Michael Warner | Macaulay LibraryGalápagos, February 27, 2015Immature
Immatures are mostly brown with a dark bill and a white belly. Often roosts on rocky islands.
© Ryan O'Donnell | Macaulay LibraryBaja California, October 04, 2008Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Boobies and Gannets(Order: Suliformes, Family: Sulidae)
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