BLUE FOOTED BOOBY
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Sula nebouxii
Taxonomy
Kingdom Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
Phylum Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates
Class Aves – Birds, oiseaux
Order Suliformes – Cormorants, cormorans
Family Sulidae Reichenbach, 1849 – Boobies, Gannets
Genus Sula Brisson, 1760 – Boobies, Gannets
Species Sula nebouxii Milne-Edwards, 1882 – Blue-footed Booby, Bobo pata azul, Fou à pieds
STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
Blue-footed boobies are not currently considered an endangered species—the IUCN classify the species as of "least concern”. About half of the world’s blue footed boobies live in the Galapagos Islands, the other 50% can be found at the Pacific Coast of North America and South America, from California to Peru They can live up to 17 years old, can be as tallest of 34 inches with wingspan of 5 feet, and can weight 3.25 pounds.They make their nests out of dirt and poop (guano). Blue footed boobies are excellent divers, in the day time they hunt over the water. The pigments named carotenoids are the reason for the blue color of their feet; however these pigments function as antioxidants as well to help them to be healthy.
References
Latinrootstravel.com. (n.d.). Retrieved February 10, 2023, from https://latinrootstravel.com/fortheblog/blue-footed-booby-facts/
Integrated Taxonomic Information System - search results. ITIS Standard Report - Error. (n.d.). Retrieved February 10, 2023, from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt#null
Blue-footed booby: National Geographic. Animals. (n.d.). Retrieved February 10, 2023, from https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/facts/blue-footed-booby
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