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Nazca Booby
Sula granti Rothschild, 1902
1.7 kgWeight
The Nazca booby (Sula granti) is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae, native to the eastern Pacific.
Most records: Ecuador, United States, U.S. Outlying Islands
Where and when it's recorded
Nazca Booby has been recorded at 21 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 7 countries and regions.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Española – Punta SuárezEcuador1,454 records
- Southeast Farallon IslandUnited States430 records
- Pt. Pinos – seawatch onlyUnited States186 records
More places
- Midway Atoll NWR – Eastern IslandU.S. Outlying Islands35 records
- Pt. PinosUnited States29 records
- Bocana Río JiboaEl Salvador13 records
- Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWRUnited States12 records
- Bodega Bay – harbor and immediate vicinityUnited States10 records
- Quintero – PelágicoChile6 records
- Discovery ParkUnited States5 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The Nazca booby (Sula granti) is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae, native to the eastern Pacific. First described by Walter Rothschild in 1902, it was long considered a subspecies of the masked booby until recognised as distinct genetically and behaviorally in 2002. It has a typical sulid body shape, with a long pointed orange-yellow bill, long neck, aerodynamic body, long slender wings and pointed tail.
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Questions
How big is the Nazca Booby?
The Nazca Booby weighs around 1.7 kg.
Where does the Nazca Booby live?
Its breeding range: Pacific Ocean: San Benedicto (Revillagigedo, far west of central Mexico), Clipperton Island (far southwest of Mexico), Island del Coco (far southwest of Costa Rica), Island Malpelo (far west of Colombia), Galápagos, Island de la Plata (just west of central Ecuador) and Lobos de Afuera (just west of northwestern Peru). It is most often recorded in Ecuador, United States and U.S. Outlying Islands.
Is the Nazca Booby endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Nazca Booby as Least Concern.
What does the Nazca Booby eat?
Main food: Fish, shrimp & shellfish.
What family is the Nazca Booby in?
It belongs to the family Gannets, Boobies (Sulidae), order Suliformes.
At a glance
- Weight
- 1.7 kg
- Habitat
- Ocean
- Diet
- Fish, shrimp & shellfish
- Lifestyle
- Feeds in the air
- Migration
- Partial migrant
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 417 mm
- Tail
- 182 mm
- Bill
- 102 mm
- Tarsus
- 56 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Pacific Ocean: San Benedicto (Revillagigedo, far west of central Mexico), Clipperton Island (far southwest of Mexico), Island del Coco (far southwest of Costa Rica), Island Malpelo (far west of Colombia), Galápagos, Island de la Plata (just west of central Ecuador) and Lobos de Afuera (just west of northwestern Peru)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Suliformes
- Family
- Gannets, Boobies Sulidae
- Genus
- Sula
Other birds in the genus Sula
Red-footed BoobySula sula
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Cocos BoobySula brewsteri
Masked BoobySula dactylatra
Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxii
Peruvian BoobySula variegata
Abbott's BoobyPapasula abbotti
Northern GannetMorus bassanus
Cape GannetMorus capensis
Australasian GannetMorus serrator
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