WoRMS taxon details
Sula sula (Linnaeus, 1766)
212596 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212596)
accepted
Species
Pelecanus sula Linnaeus, 1766 · unaccepted
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Length: 66-77 cm. Colour: adult variable either white with pale yellow head and black flight feathers and black platch on...
Distribution circum-(sub)tropical
Description Length: 66-77 cm. Colour: adult variable either white with pale yellow head and black flight feathers and black platch on underside of carpal area, white with brown back and upper wing-surface, or brown with white rump belly and tail; the species almost always has white tail; legs red; bill and facial skin bluish-grey; immature entirely dark brown with a blackish bill. Habitat: adults sedentary around home islands; immatures range widely in tropical seas. (<313><316>) [details]
Distribution circum-(sub)tropical
Distribution circum-(sub)tropical [details]
WoRMS (2024). Sula sula (Linnaeus, 1766). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212596 on 2024-04-19
Date
action
by
1998-07-11 06:36:40Z
created
Depew, Lorna
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context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong Offshore Wind Farm in SoutheasternWaters. EIA report. [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
basis of record Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
basis of record Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Length: 66-77 cm. Colour: adult variable either white with pale yellow head and black flight feathers and black platch on underside of carpal area, white with brown back and upper wing-surface, or brown with white rump belly and tail; the species almost always has white tail; legs red; bill and facial skin bluish-grey; immature entirely dark brown with a blackish bill. Habitat: adults sedentary around home islands; immatures range widely in tropical seas. (<313><316>) [details]Distribution circum-(sub)tropical [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | roodpootgent | [details] |
| English | red-footed booby | [details] |
| French | fou à pieds rouges | [details] |
| German | Rotfußtölpel | [details] |
| Japanese | アカアシカツオドリ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (208 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Red-footed booby)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Red-footed booby)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (285 nucleotides; 68 proteins)
To GenBank (285 nucleotides; 68 proteins) (from synonym Pelecanus sula Linnaeus, 1766)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 643397 Dorsal)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (208 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Red-footed booby)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Red-footed booby)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (285 nucleotides; 68 proteins)
To GenBank (285 nucleotides; 68 proteins) (from synonym Pelecanus sula Linnaeus, 1766)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 643397 Dorsal)
To ITIS
