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title: "Blue-footed Booby"
description: "Sula nebouxii — Uccelli. The blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) is a species of marine bird in the family Sulidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/blue-footed-booby
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blue-footed Booby

> Sula nebouxii — Uccelli. The blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) is a species of marine bird in the family Sulidae.

- Scientific name: *Sula nebouxii*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 9956
- Wikidata: [Q457267](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q457267)
- iNaturalist taxon: [3786](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3786)

## Names

- en: Blue-footed Booby
- de: Blaufußtölpel
- es: Bobo Patas Azules
- fr: Fou à pieds bleus
- nl: Blauwvoetgent
- pt: Patola-de-pés-azuis
- pl: Głuptak niebieskonogi

## Countries with the most observations

EC (6145), MX (2084), PE (222), US (142), PA (127), CR (74), CO (33), NI (13), CL (7), HN (3), SV (3)

## Summary

The blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) is a species of marine bird in the family Sulidae. The species is native to subtropical and tropical regions of the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is one of six species of the genus Sula, commonly known as boobies. It is easily recognizable by its distinctive bright blue feet, which is a sexually selected trait and a product of its diet. The male displays its feet in an elaborate mating ritual by lifting them up and down while strutting before the female. Females are slightly larger than males and can measure up to 90 cm (35 in) long with a wingspan up to 1.5 m (5 ft).
The natural…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-footed_booby

## Photo

![Blue-footed Booby](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blue-footed-booby/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/263834304

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blue-footed-booby?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).