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Sula sula
Red-footed Booby, `A
As recorded: Sula sula (Linnaeus, 1766)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Suliformes › Sulidae
- Collected by
- R DiRosa
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Johnston Island, on beach by Comm.'s [=Commander's?] house
- Island
- Johnston Atoll
- Region
- United States
- Identified by
- USF&WS
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sula sula observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 59,760 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Rodney Ward, Auckland, NZ
(c) Birding by Bus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
CU
(c) Clayton Bownds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Elizabeth River, Norfolk, VA, US
(c) Laura Mae, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-28
Pinneberg, DE-SH, DE
(c) Tobias Geiler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
España
(c) Miguel A. Fernández Martínez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Scamander TAS 7215, Australia
(c) Alan Melville, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Sula sula. BPBM 178894. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95422561. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/178894.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 95422561 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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