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Sula sula
Red-footed Booby, `A
As recorded: Sula sula (Linnaeus, 1766)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Suliformes › Sulidae
- Collected by
- A Seale
- Collector number
- Collector Number: AS M39
- Locality
- exact locality unknown
- Island
- Makatea Island
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sula sula observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 59,784 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29
Kent, CA-NB, CA
(c) Pierre Poulain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
Zuid-Afrika
(c) brent_hoogervorst, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
Auckland, New Zealand
(c) Alexei Drummond, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
Rodney Ward, Auckland, NZ
(c) Birding by Bus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Los Cabos, B.C.S., MX
(c) sherylcramer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Bahía Tobolobampo, Ahome, Sin., MX
(c) LaLO CErVerA, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sula sula. BPBM 2344. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38894034. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/2344.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38894034 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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