---
title: "Humboldtgent"
description: "Sula variegata — Vogels. The Peruvian booby (Sula variegata) is an endemic bird of the Peruvian current, and an important predator of the marine community to which it belongs."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/peruvian-booby
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Humboldtgent

> Sula variegata — Vogels. The Peruvian booby (Sula variegata) is an endemic bird of the Peruvian current, and an important predator of the marine community to which it belongs.

- Scientific name: *Sula variegata*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 3075
- Wikidata: [Q912035](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q912035)
- iNaturalist taxon: [3796](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3796)

## Names

- en: Peruvian Booby
- de: Guanotölpel
- es: Piquero peruano
- fr: Fou varié
- nl: Humboldtgent
- pt: Atobá-peruano
- pl: Głuptak peruwiański

## Countries with the most observations

PE (1529), CL (1106), EC (183), PA (21), CR (12), CO (7)

## Summary

The Peruvian booby (Sula variegata) is an endemic bird of the Peruvian current, and an important predator of the marine community to which it belongs. Its distribution is much less widespread than other closely related booby species. It is the most abundant seabird species that inhabits the Peruvian coast and the second most important guano-producing seabird. During the mid-twentieth century, the Peruvian booby population reached 3 million birds.

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

## Photo

![Humboldtgent](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/peruvian-booby/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ruth Gutiérrez Oliveros · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/217203804

## Machine access

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