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Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
29 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Cocos BoobySula brewsteri
Red-footed BoobySula sula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Masked BoobySula dactylatra
Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxii
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 50,161 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 6,018 |
| New Jersey | 1,931 |
| New York | 1,892 |
| Canada | 1,223 |
| Virginia | 1,149 |
| Louisiana | 1,119 |
| Ontario | 1,016 |
| North Carolina | 1,007 |
| Massachusetts | 886 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Fish eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating fish.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Gannets, Cormorants, and Allies · Suliformes |
| Family | Boobies and Gannets · Sulidae |
| Genus | Typical Boobies · Sula |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Brown Booby with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.