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Sula sula Linnaeus, 1766

Piquero patas rojas, Red-footed Booby

Sula sula, Genovesa Island, Galapagos. Photo: Paul McFarling, CDF, 2008.
Sula sula, Genovesa Island, Galapagos. Photo: Paul McFarling, CDF, 2008.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Aves

Order
Pelecaniformes

Family
Sulidae

Genus
Sula

Species
sula

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Sula sula websteri

Taxon origin: Native

Status

Least concern

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Breeding on Genovesa, Wolf, Darwin, Gardner-by-Floreana, and on San Cristóbal at Pitt Point and Pitt Islet (Wiedenfeld 2006).

References

  • Wiedenfeld, D.A. (2006) Aves, the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Check List 2006 2(2): 1-27.
  • Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G. Milstead, B., Márquez, C., Zabala, J., Buitrón, P., Llerena, A., et al. (2007) Galapagos vertebrates: endangered status and conservation actions. Galapagos Report 2006–2007. Charles Darwin Foundation, Puerto Ayora, p. 104–110.
  • Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G. Wiedenfeld, D.A. (2002) Marine birds. Reserva marina de Galápagos. Línea base de la biodiversidad. Danulat, E. & G.J. Edgar (eds.). Fundación Charles Darwin/Servicio Parque Nacional Galápagos, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador. p. 343–372.
  • Harris, M.P. (1973) The Galápagos avifauna. Condor 75(3): 265-278.
  • Padilla, L.R. Whiteman, N.K., Merkel, J., Huyvaert, K.P. & Parker, P.G. (2006) Health assessment of seabirds on Isla Genovesa, Galápagos Islands. Ornithological Monographs 60: 86-97.
  • Patterson, S.A. Morris-Pocock, J.A. & V.L. Friesen (2011) A multilocus phylogeny of the Sulidae (Aves: Pelecaniformes) Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 58: 181–191
  • Hickin, N. (1979) Animal life of the Galapagos. Ferundune Books, Faringdon, U.K., 236 pp.
  • IUCN (2015) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2015.
  • Freile, J.F. Santander, T., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., Carrasco, L., Cisneros-Heredia, D., Guevara, E., Sánchez-Nivicela, M., Tinoco, B. (2019) Lista Roja de las aves del Ecuador Quito, Ecuador. 97 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Sula sula", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5186. Accessed 4 May 2024.