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Blue-footed Booby
Sula nebouxii Milne-Edwards, 1882
The blue-footed booby is a marine bird with distinctive blue feet native to east…
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra Lesson, 1831
Sula dactylatra (masked booby) is the largest booby species, found across tropic…
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula (Linnaeus, 1766)
Sula sula, the red-footed booby, is the smallest booby-gannet, with plumage morp…
Peruvian Booby
Sula variegata (Tschudi, 1843)
Sula variegata, the Peruvian booby, is a Humboldt Current seabird with distinct …
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783)
Sula leucogaster, the brown booby, is a pantropical sulid seabird with distincti…
Nazca Booby
Sula granti Rothschild, 1902
Nazca booby (Sula granti) is a Pacific booby species well known for its document…
Australasian Gannet
Morus serrator (G.R.Gray, 1843)
Morus serrator, the Australasian gannet, is a large seabird found around Austral…
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
This is a detailed description of the northern gannet (Morus bassanus), covering…
Cape Gannet
Morus capensis (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Cape gannet is a seabird with distinct appearance, limited southern African bree…
Abbott's Booby
Papasula abbotti (Ridgway, 1893)
Abbott's booby is the largest booby species, currently primarily breeding only o…
Indian Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Stephens, 1826
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis is a medium-sized cormorant found in South and Southea…
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phalacrocorax carbo, the great cormorant, is a widespread large fish-eating divi…
Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris (Brandt, 1837)
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris, the little black cormorant, is a small waterbird fou…
Cape Cormorant
Phalacrocorax capensis (Sparrman, 1788)
Phalacrocorax capensis, the Cape cormorant, is a glossy blue-black coastal seabi…
Spotted Shag
Phalacrocorax punctatus (Sparrman, 1786)
Phalacrocorax punctatus, the spotted shag, is a medium-sized marine bird endemic…
Japanese Cormorant
Phalacrocorax capillatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1849)
Phalacrocorax capillatus (Japanese cormorant) is a large migratory cormorant nat…
Pitt Island Shag
Phalacrocorax featherstoni Buller, 1873
Phalacrocorax featherstoni, the Pitt shag, is a yellow-footed shag native to New…
Socotra Cormorant
Phalacrocorax nigrogularis Ogilvie-Grant & H.O.Forbes, 1899
The Socotra cormorant is a Vulnerable cormorant species endemic to the Persian G…
Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius (Gmelin, 1789)
Phalacrocorax varius, the pied cormorant, is a medium-sized fish-eating seabird …
Bank Cormorant
Phalacrocorax neglectus (Wahlberg, 1855)
This is a description of the physical traits, diet and breeding habits of the ba…
Black-faced Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscescens (Vieillot, 1817)
Phalacrocorax fuscescens, the black-faced cormorant, is an endemic Australian co…
Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos (Vieillot, 1817)
Microcarbo melanoleucos, the little pied cormorant, is a small waterbird found a…
Little Cormorant
Microcarbo niger (Vieillot, 1817)
The little cormorant (Microcarbo niger) is a small waterbird found across South …
Reed Cormorant
Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789)
Microcarbo africanus is a small widespread non-threatened cormorant that breeds …
