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Cocos Booby
Sula brewsteri
27 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
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxii
Red-footed BoobySula sula
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Nazca BoobySula granti
Masked BoobySula dactylatra
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 323 |
|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 107 |
| California | 90 |
| Jalisco | 81 |
| Provincia Puntarenas | 81 |
| Nayarit | 78 |
| Baja California Sur | 36 |
| Colima | 31 |
| Baja California | 25 |
| Provincia Guanacaste | 25 |
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
- Saucer nestingListed by a harvested source as building saucer nests.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 |
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 Cocos Booby with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.