BirdUp · Species
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster(Boddaert, 1783)
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The brown booby 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.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- TrO : widespread tropical and subtropical ocean islands
- Non-breeding range
- Inshore
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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