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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 eastern Pacific coasts from California to Peru.
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra Lesson, 1831
Sula dactylatra (masked booby) is the largest booby species, found across tropical oceans between 30°N and 30°S.
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula (Linnaeus, 1766)
Sula sula, the red-footed booby, is the smallest booby-gannet, with plumage morphs, spread across tropical oceans and extirpated from many islands.
Peruvian Booby
Sula variegata (Tschudi, 1843)
Sula variegata, the Peruvian booby, is a Humboldt Current seabird with distinct plumage, grey feet, and breeding patterns tied to food availability.
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783)
Sula leucogaster, the brown booby, is a pantropical sulid seabird with distinctive two-toned plumage and a plunge-diving feeding habit.
Nazca Booby
Sula granti Rothschild, 1902
Nazca booby (Sula granti) is a Pacific booby species well known for its documented sibling chick killing behavior.
Australasian Gannet
Morus serrator (G.R.Gray, 1843)
Morus serrator, the Australasian gannet, is a large seabird found around Australia and New Zealand, with distinct plumage.
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
This is a detailed description of the northern gannet (Morus bassanus), covering its physical traits and North Atlantic distribution.
Cape Gannet
Morus capensis (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Cape gannet is a seabird with distinct appearance, limited southern African breeding sites, and a wide coastal non-breeding range in Africa.
Abbott's Booby
Papasula abbotti (Ridgway, 1893)
Abbott's booby is the largest booby species, currently primarily breeding only on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean.
Indian Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Stephens, 1826
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis is a medium-sized cormorant found in South and Southeast Asian freshwater and coastal wetland habitats.
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phalacrocorax carbo, the great cormorant, is a widespread large fish-eating diving bird with varied subspecies.
Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris (Brandt, 1837)
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris, the little black cormorant, is a small waterbird found across Australasia that feeds mainly on fish.
Cape Cormorant
Phalacrocorax capensis (Sparrman, 1788)
Phalacrocorax capensis, the Cape cormorant, is a glossy blue-black coastal seabird native to southwestern Africa with declining populations.
Spotted Shag
Phalacrocorax punctatus (Sparrman, 1786)
Phalacrocorax punctatus, the spotted shag, is a medium-sized marine bird endemic to New Zealand.
Japanese Cormorant
Phalacrocorax capillatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1849)
Phalacrocorax capillatus (Japanese cormorant) is a large migratory cormorant native to the east Palearctic, used in traditional Japanese fishing.
Pitt Island Shag
Phalacrocorax featherstoni Buller, 1873
Phalacrocorax featherstoni, the Pitt shag, is a yellow-footed shag native to New Zealand's Chatham Islands.
Socotra Cormorant
Phalacrocorax nigrogularis Ogilvie-Grant & H.O.Forbes, 1899
The Socotra cormorant is a Vulnerable cormorant species endemic to the Persian Gulf and Arabian Peninsula southeast coast.
Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius (Gmelin, 1789)
Phalacrocorax varius, the pied cormorant, is a medium-sized fish-eating seabird found in Australia and New Zealand.
Bank Cormorant
Phalacrocorax neglectus (Wahlberg, 1855)
This is a description of the physical traits, diet and breeding habits of the bank cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus.
Black-faced Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscescens (Vieillot, 1817)
Phalacrocorax fuscescens, the black-faced cormorant, is an endemic Australian coastal marine cormorant with distinctive black facial skin and pied plumage.
Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos (Vieillot, 1817)
Microcarbo melanoleucos, the little pied cormorant, is a small waterbird found across Australasia and nearby islands with two plumage morphs.
Little Cormorant
Microcarbo niger (Vieillot, 1817)
The little cormorant (Microcarbo niger) is a small waterbird found across South and Southeast Asia that feeds on fish and nests in wetland areas.
Reed Cormorant
Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789)
Microcarbo africanus is a small widespread non-threatened cormorant that breeds in freshwater wetlands and quiet coasts.
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