What are the key features of a blue footed booby?
It has pointed brown wings. Its head and neck are covered with shaggy brown with and white feathers. Its chest and undersides are white. The blue-footed booby’s most distinctive feature is its large webbed bright blue feet!
What is the taxonomy of the blue footed booby?
Sula nebouxii
Integrated Taxonomic Information System – Report
| Class | Aves – Birds, oiseaux |
| Order | Suliformes – Cormorants, cormorans |
| Family | Sulidae Reichenbach, 1849 – Boobies, Gannets |
| Genus | Sula Brisson, 1760 – Boobies, Gannets |
| Species | Sula nebouxii Milne-Edwards, 1882 – Blue-footed Booby, Bobo pata azul, Fou à pieds bleus |
Why do Blue-footed Booby have blue feet?
The causal reason is that carotenoid pigments, which the boobies get through their diet, are concentrated in their feet, making them appear blue in colour. The concentration of these pigments determines the strength of the colour of the feet, with higher concentrations making the feet a more intense colour of blue.
Why do blue-footed booby have blue feet?
What is the typical habitat for a blue-footed booby?
Habitat. The Blue-footed Booby is a true seabird—confined to marine habitats—although most birds spend their lives near the coast rather than in more distant pelagic (open-ocean) waters. Resting and roosting birds come near shore or onto shore, where they perch on rocks or other stable platforms.
Where can I see a Blue-footed Booby?
Where to see them: North Seymour is one of the Galapagos’ best seabird breeding grounds, with blue-footed boobies occurring at high frequency. Large breeding populations can also be found on many other islands south of the equator – including Espanola, Fernandina, Floreana, Isabela, Pinzon, and Santa Cruz.