Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)

21 Apr 2016
Dutch, English of Scientific names.
Species Order Family
Roodpootgent Fregatvogels, genten, aalscholvers en slangehalsvogels Genten
Red-footed Booby Fregatebirds, Gannets and Cormorants Gannets, Boobies
Sula sula Suliformes Sulidae

Genovesa Island

2015:05:03
Roodpootgent

Red-footed boobies can be white or brown. The brown birds seem a bit more common. Here a mixed couple resting in a tree. Red-footed boobies fish far ashore, preferably during moonlit nights.

Genovesa Island

2015:05:03
Roodpootgent

The red-footed booby nests in shurbs and trees, which is very uncommon for boobies. Genovesa Island has a big colony of red-footed boobies, you see nesting birds everywhere in the trees.

Genovesa Island

2015:05:03
Roodpootgent