Bird
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula · Sulidae · Suliformes
Best monthsMar–Apr · Decmost records
Records7,073in 34 countries
Most seen inTrinidad and Tobago1,577 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Red-footed Booby in brief
The red-footed booby (Sula sula) is a bird of the Sulidae family — species of seabird.
Across the 34 countries we cover it has 7,073 published records, most of them from Trinidad and Tobago, Fiji and Seychelles. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in March, April and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Trinidad and Tobago1,577 records · best Jan, Dec
Fiji1,094 records · best May, Oct
Seychelles577 records · best Mar, Apr
Japan528 records · best Apr, Jul
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines506 records · best Mar, Feb
Kiribati353 records · best Oct, Sep
Tonga304 records · best Oct, Jul
Micronesia235 records · best Apr, Oct
Cape Verde221 records · best Apr, Nov
Grenada168 records · best Dec, Jul
Marshall Islands168 records · best Sep, May
Vanuatu162 records · best Mar, Jan
Samoa152 records · best Jul, Jun
Saint Lucia123 records · best Mar, Dec
Dominican Republic102 records · best Jan, Feb
Dominica101 records · best Oct, Jan
Solomon Islands95 records · best Mar, Apr
Antigua and Barbuda88 records · best Jun, Jul
Palau88 records · best Apr, May
New Zealand69 records · best Dec, Jan
Bahamas54 records · best Feb, Apr
Haiti53 records · best Jun, Mar
Jamaica37 records · best Jan, Feb
East Timor35 records · best Nov, Oct
Madagascar34 records · best Jan, Feb
Mauritius27 records · best Mar, Feb
Cuba26 records · best Mar, Oct
Saint Kitts and Nevis23 records · best Mar, Apr
Maldives23 records · best Oct, Mar
São Tomé and Príncipe19 records · best Jan, Feb
Barbados18 records · best Apr, Jan
Comoros6 records · best Dec, May
Tuvalu6 records · best Jun, Apr
Nauru1 records · best Mar, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.