- A
booby is a
seabird in the
genus Sula, part of the
family Sulidae.
Boobies are
closely related to the
gannets (Morus),
which were
formerly included in...
-
Gannets are
seabirds comprising the
genus Morus in the
family Sulidae,
closely related to
boobies. They are
known as 'solan' or 'solan goose' in Scotland...
- The
masked booby (Sula dactylatra), also
called the
masked gannet or the blue-faced
booby, is a
large seabird of the
booby and
gannet family, Sulidae....
- The
Australasian gannet (Morus serrator), also
known as the
Australian gannet or tākapu, is a
large seabird of the
booby and
gannet family, Sulidae. Adults...
- Cape
gannet in 1823. The Sulidae, the
gannets and
boobies,
appeared about 30
million years ago.
Early Sulidae fossils most
resembled the
boobies, although...
- the
gannet have led to its name
being used as
slang for a
gluttonous person, a
usage first recorded in 1929. The Sulidae, the
gannets and
boobies, appeared...
- Rothschild, 1898 –
eastern central Pacific The red-footed
booby is the
smallest member of the
booby and
gannet family at
about 70 cm (28 in) in
length and with...
- The
brown booby (Sula leucogaster) is a
large seabird of the
booby family Sulidae, of
which it is
perhaps the most
common and
widespread species. It has...
- The
Nazca booby (Sula granti) is a
large seabird of the
booby family, Sulidae,
native to the
eastern Pacific.
First described by
Walter Rothschild in...
- The blue-footed
booby (Sula nebouxii) is a
marine bird
native to
subtropical and
tropical regions of the
eastern Pacific Ocean. It is one of six species...
