Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae)

Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) - HBW 1, p. 325

French: Fou brun German: Weißbauchtölpel Spanish: Piquero Pardo
Other common names: White-bellied Booby

Taxonomy: Pelecanus Leucogaster Boddaert, 1783, Cayenne.
Known to have hybridized with S. dactylatra and these two species evidently very close; juvenile dactylatra closely resembles present species. Subspecies brewsteri formerly considered a full species. Four subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783) - – Caribbean and tropical Atlantic.
plotus (J. R. Forster, 1844) - – Red Sea and W Indian Ocean to C Pacific.
brewsteri Goss, 1888 - – NE tropical Pacific.
etesiaca Thayer & Bangs, 1905 - – CE Pacific.

Least Concern

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A adult female visiting our ship off San Juan PR Locality San Juan, Puerto Rico (ssp leucogaster)
Captain Peter 19 December 2012 14 weeks ago 4.3
Piquero Pardo Locality Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil
Miguel Andina 22 May 2012 37 weeks ago 4.3
Female(L) and male(R) on Coronado Island Locality Coronado Islands, Baja California State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp brewsteri)
John Pratt 3 September 2010 19 weeks ago 4.3
Two males fighting Locality Bampton Island, Chesterfield Islands, New Caledonia (ssp plotus)
Julien Baudat-Franceschi 20 November 2011 38 weeks ago 4.3
Female incubating Locality North West Lagoon, North Province, New Caledonia (ssp plotus)
Julien Baudat-Franceschi 23 November 2005 38 weeks ago 4.2
A adult female visiting our ship off San Juan PR Locality San Juan, Puerto Rico (ssp leucogaster)
Captain Peter 19 December 2012 14 weeks ago 4.2
Single adult flying Locality Coronado Islands, Baja California State, Mexico (Northern)
John Pratt 3 September 2010 19 weeks ago 4.2
flying Locality Farallones de Cosigüina, Chinandega Department, Nicaragua
Orlando Jarquín G. 9 November 2012 23 weeks ago 4
A flight shot. Locality Restorf Island, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago
Ken Havard 6 April 2007 35 weeks ago 4
A bird swimming. Locality Anggarmasa, Tanimbar Islands, Lesser Sundas (ssp plotus)
James Eaton 1 November 2011 1 year ago 4
Bird in captivity (recovery center of Center of Marine Studies, Federal University of Parana, Pontal do Sul, Brazil) Locality Paraná State, Brazil (ssp leucogaster)
Jérôme Fournier 30 November 2006 3 years ago 4
Perched on a rock along the sea shore Locality Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar Department, Colombia (ssp leucogaster)
Blair Wainman 31 October 2007 4 years ago 4
a bird perched on a trunk Locality Cahuita National Park, Limón Province, Costa Rica (ssp leucogaster)
Ferran Vaquero 27 August 2009 2 years ago 3.8
Ventral close-up of adult bird in flight Locality Redonda Island, Antigua and Barbuda (ssp leucogaster)
Mikko Pyhälä 21 September 2012 32 weeks ago 3.8
An adult perched. Locality Cristóbal, Colón Province, Panama
Captain Peter 15 April 2010 1 year ago 3.8
A bird in flight, showing lower pattern. Locality Michaelmas Cay, Queensland, Australia (ssp plotus)
Fran Trabalon 21 October 2007 1 year ago 3.8
. Locality Caimare Chico, Zulia State, Venezuela (ssp leucogaster)
kperezleon 26 October 2008 4 years ago 3.8
On the south-eastern part of the island Locality Socotra (ssp plotus)
Marco Valentini 6 March 2008 1 year ago 3.7
Brown Booby in flight near coast of Virgin Gorda Locality British Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands (ssp leucogaster)
Laura Cyphert 10 December 2010 2 years ago 3.7
An immature flying near the island. Locality Ilha dos Papagaios Pequena, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina State, Brazil (ssp leucogaster)
Antonio Silveira 17 February 2006 32 weeks ago 3.7
At sea Locality Cuba (ssp leucogaster)
Brucy Laurent 3 years ago 3.7
Adult bird in flight. Locality Araya Peninsula, Sucre State, Venezuela (ssp leucogaster)
Joe Tobias 27 May 2007 1 year ago 3.6
Adult with chick on Swan Cays - Bird Island close to Isla Bastimento Locality Bocas del Toro Province, Panama
Thore Noernberg 3 May 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.6
An individual perched on a rock. Locality Vatu-i-Ra, Fiji (ssp plotus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 August 2012 30 weeks ago 3.5
An adult perched. Locality Bahía las Minas, Colón Province, Panama (ssp leucogaster)
Captain Peter 19 April 2011 44 weeks ago 3.5
Bird taking to flight from water Locality Los Roques National Park, Venezuela (ssp leucogaster)
Mikko Pyhälä 3 January 2011 2 years ago 3.5
Bird on a trunk Locality Rosario Islands, Bolívar Department, Colombia (ssp leucogaster)
mauricio rueda 1 January 2008 4 years ago 3.4
An adult on the ground. Locality Perth Zoo, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Josep del Hoyo 29 November 1990 1 year ago 3.4
A bird on the St. Augustine fishing pier. Locality St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida, USA (United States) (ssp leucogaster)
killiajk 26 January 2008 4 years ago 3.3
An individual swimming on the sea. Locality Anggarmasa, Tanimbar Islands, Lesser Sundas (ssp plotus)
Josep del Hoyo 1 November 2011 1 year ago 3
Flying over the beach Locality Ilha do Mel, Paranaguá, Paraná State, Brazil (ssp leucogaster)
oleicfrisbee 1 year ago 3
At sea Locality Cuba (ssp leucogaster)
Brucy Laurent 3 years ago 3
Catching flying fish along the ship Locality Cuba (ssp leucogaster)
Brucy Laurent 9 February 2010 3 years ago 3
A juvenile on a mangrove island Locality Córdoba Department, Colombia (ssp leucogaster)
Carlos Ruiz.- Guerra 1 October 2010 2 years ago 2.6
Flying Locality Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands (ssp plotus)
Dani Valverde 17 April 2009 2 years ago 2.6
A plastic bag seals the destiny of a brown booby. Locality Mochima National Park, Venezuela (ssp leucogaster)
Alfredo Allais 1 April 2006 2 years ago 2.5
Taboga Island in the Pacific of Panama Locality Panama Province, Panama (ssp leucogaster)
Octavio Rios 26 November 2010 2 years ago 2.4
Bird catching a fish in water Locality Los Roques National Park, Venezuela (ssp leucogaster)
Mikko Pyhälä 3 January 2011 2 years ago 2.4