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Brown Booby
Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Seabirds & cormorants

Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBrown Booby
DutchBruine Gent
SpanishBobo café
Chinese褐鲣鸟
Scientific nameSula leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783)

About this species

The brown booby (Sula leucogaster) is a large seabird in the booby and gannet family Sulidae, of which it is one of the most common and widespread species. It has a pantropical range, which overlaps with that of other booby species. The gregarious brown booby commutes and forages at low height over inshore waters. Flocks plunge-dive to take small fish, especially when these are driven near the surface by their predators. They nest only on the ground, and roost on solid objects rather than the water surface.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderSuliformes
FamilySulidae
GenusSula

In Suriname

44Records in Suriname
1903First record
2023Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo3
  • Commewijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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