Sula sula   (Linnaeus, 1766)

Red-footed booby

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Pelecaniformes | Sulidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Pelagic; depth range 0 - 10 m (Ref. 59262).  Subtropical; 22°C - ? (Ref. 84934); 23°N - 24°S, 39°E - 6°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic: from Mozambique east to northern Australia and Colombia and Brazil, north to Hawaii and south to Pitcairn Islands.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 77.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 1.5 kg (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 8.47 cm; tarsus: 3.5 cm; wing: 40.7 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Total Length: 66 to 77 cm; Wingspan: 91 to 101 cm (Ref. 8812). Wingspan: 152 cm. The smallest booby (Ref. 91362). Causes of decrease in population is human exploitation, habitat destruction especially in the Western Indian Ocean, predation by rats, and tourism disturbance (84934).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Li, X. 1990. (Ref. 78638)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 February 2020

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=8.78-18.23).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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