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Red-footed booby

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Sula sula
A Red-footed booby in a tree.
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S.sula

The Red-footed booby (Sula sula) is a large seabird in the family Sulidae. It weighs 1.8 pounds and is the smallest species in its Genus. Adults have red feet.

Distribution

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They mainly live in the in the Galapagos islands, Hawaii, the Maldives, Christmas Island, and the Indian Ocean. The species sometimes wanders over the United Kingdom and New Zealand.