Immature Nazca Booby (Sula granti)
Galapagos Islands
Genovesa Island
South America
Off The Coast of Equador
An image of an adult Nazca Booby can be seen in the first comment section.
The Nazca booby nests near cliffs on bare ground with little to no vegetation.
The Nazca booby (Sula granti) is a colonial seabird in the family Sulidae, native to the eastern Pacific.
The species occurs in the eastern Pacific from the islands in Baja California to the Galapagos islands and the Isla de la Plata in Ecuador and Malpelo in Colombia.
The Nazca booby preys on small fish caught by diving at high speed from flight into the ocean. The main food species is South American pilchard, but also take flying fish, anchovies and squid, especially during the El Niño events, when sardine numbers are low. Because of their sexual dimorphism, females tend to feed on bigger prey and dive deeper.
The Nazca booby nests near cliffs on bare ground with little to no vegetation. The male chooses and defends a territory, then enters into courtship to attract females.
The Nazca booby is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN. Although populations are thought to decrease to some extent, this decline is not strong enough to require classification in a threat category. Some of the factors that influence the decrease of populations are overfishing and marine pollution. – Wikipedia
Immature Nazca Booby (Sula granti)
Galapagos Islands
Genovesa Island
South America
Off The Coast of Equador
An image of an adult Nazca Booby can be seen in the first comment section.
The Nazca booby nests near cliffs on bare ground with little to no vegetation.
The Nazca booby (Sula granti) is a colonial seabird in the family Sulidae, native to the eastern Pacific.
The species occurs in the eastern Pacific from the islands in Baja California to the Galapagos islands and the Isla de la Plata in Ecuador and Malpelo in Colombia.
The Nazca booby preys on small fish caught by diving at high speed from flight into the ocean. The main food species is South American pilchard, but also take flying fish, anchovies and squid, especially during the El Niño events, when sardine numbers are low. Because of their sexual dimorphism, females tend to feed on bigger prey and dive deeper.
The Nazca booby nests near cliffs on bare ground with little to no vegetation. The male chooses and defends a territory, then enters into courtship to attract females.
The Nazca booby is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN. Although populations are thought to decrease to some extent, this decline is not strong enough to require classification in a threat category. Some of the factors that influence the decrease of populations are overfishing and marine pollution. – Wikipedia