Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) DSC_0465
You can tell the difference between male and female blue footed boobies as the male has more yellow in its iris. The males look like they have yellow eyes with a black pupil and the females look like they have black eyes with a yellow ring.
The Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) is a bird in the Sulidae family which comprises ten species of long-winged seabirds. The natural breeding habitat of the Blue-footed Booby is tropical and subtropical islands of the Pacific Ocean, most famously, the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
The Blue-footed Booby is on average 81 cm (32 in) long and weighs 1.5 kg (3.3 lb), with the females slightly larger than the males. It has long pointed wings and a wedge shaped tail. They have strong, thick necks. The booby's eyes are placed on either side of their bill and oriented towards the front. They have excellent binocular vision. The Blue-footed Booby's eyes are yellow. The male has more yellow on its iris than the female. The Blue-footed Booby has permanently closed nostrils made for diving. They breathe through the corners of their mouths. Their feet range from a pale turquoise to a deep aquamarine. Males and younger birds have lighter feet than females do.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-footed_Booby
Mating dance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYmzdvMoUUA
Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) DSC_0465
You can tell the difference between male and female blue footed boobies as the male has more yellow in its iris. The males look like they have yellow eyes with a black pupil and the females look like they have black eyes with a yellow ring.
The Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) is a bird in the Sulidae family which comprises ten species of long-winged seabirds. The natural breeding habitat of the Blue-footed Booby is tropical and subtropical islands of the Pacific Ocean, most famously, the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
The Blue-footed Booby is on average 81 cm (32 in) long and weighs 1.5 kg (3.3 lb), with the females slightly larger than the males. It has long pointed wings and a wedge shaped tail. They have strong, thick necks. The booby's eyes are placed on either side of their bill and oriented towards the front. They have excellent binocular vision. The Blue-footed Booby's eyes are yellow. The male has more yellow on its iris than the female. The Blue-footed Booby has permanently closed nostrils made for diving. They breathe through the corners of their mouths. Their feet range from a pale turquoise to a deep aquamarine. Males and younger birds have lighter feet than females do.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-footed_Booby
Mating dance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYmzdvMoUUA