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Sula sula   (Linnaeus, 1766)

Red-footed booby

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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New Caledonia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Robinet, O., S. Sirgouant and V. Bretagnolle, 1997
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Ref. 64056; O: Ref. 64056.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nc.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Robinet, O., S. Sirgouant and V. Bretagnolle, 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Pelecaniformes () > Sulidae (gannets & boobies)

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

Pelágico; rango de profundidad 0 - 10 m (Ref. 59262).   Subtropical; 22°C - ? (Ref. 84934); 23°N - 24°S, 39°E - 6°W

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Introducciones

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 / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 77.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 8812); peso máximo publicado: 1.5 kg (Ref. 356)

Short description Morfología

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

Biología     Glosario (por ej. 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). Found <200 m offshore, over deep waters (Ref. 356). Colonial breeder in trees on marine islands. Gregarious; freely approaches ships, undertaking long foraging trips (Ref. 91362). Exhibits plunge diving (Ref. 356). Maturity at past 2 to 3 years (Ref. 91362).

Main reference Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Li, X. 1990. (Ref. 78638)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses


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BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Árbol de la vida | Wikipedia (Go, búsqueda) | Expediente Zoológico

Estimates based on models

Resiliencia (Ref. 69278) Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (K=8.78-18.23).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.