Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster - Fou brun

Systematics

Order
:
Suliformes
Family
:
Sulidés
Genus
:
Sula
Species
:
leucogaster

Descriptor

Boddaert, 1783

Biometrics

Size
: 74 cm
Wingspan
: 132 à 150 cm.
Weight
: 724 à 1550 g

Longevity

24 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) is a species of bird in the Sulidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Sula leucogaster leucogaster (Caribbean and Atlantic Is.)
Sula leucogaster brewsteri (coasts of w USA and w Mexico)
Sula leucogaster etesiaca (Pacific coasts of Central America and Colombia)
Sula leucogaster plotus (Red Sea through the Indian Ocean to the w and c Pacific)

Foreign names

Fou brun,
Piquero pardo,
atobá-pardo,
Weißbauchtölpel,
barna szula,
Bruine Gent,
Sula fosca,
brunsula,
Brunsule,
sula hnedá,
terej žlutonohý,
Brun Sule,
ruskosuula,
Bruinmalgas,
mascarell bru,
Brúnsúla,
głuptak białobrzuchy,
brūnā sulla,
rjavi strmoglavec,
Бурая олуша,
Angsa-batu coklat,
カツオドリ,
褐鲣鸟,
นกบู๊บบี้สีน้ำตาล,
白腹鰹鳥,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands