Family
Boobies and Gannets
Sulidae
10 species with a page on Motmot.
Order: Suliformes
The bird family Sulidae comprises the gannets and boobies. Collectively called sulids, they are medium-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish and similar prey. The 10 species in this family are often considered congeneric in older sources, placing all in the genus Sula.
Species in this family
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Cape Gannet Morus capensis
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Abbott's Booby Papasula abbotti
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Nazca Booby Sula granti
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Peruvian Booby Sula variegata
Lookalikes compared
- Brown Booby vs Blue-footed Booby
- Brown Booby vs Masked Booby
- Brown Booby vs Nazca Booby
- Masked Booby vs Nazca Booby
- Nazca Booby vs Blue-footed Booby
- Nazca Booby vs Peruvian Booby
- Northern Gannet vs Australasian Gannet
- Northern Gannet vs Brown Booby
- Northern Gannet vs Masked Booby
- Northern Gannet vs Red-footed Booby
- Red-footed Booby vs Brown Booby
- Red-footed Booby vs Masked Booby
- Red-footed Booby vs Nazca Booby