About Gannets, Boobies
The Gannets, Boobies are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Sulidae</em>) within the order Boobies, Cormorants and Frigatebirds.
Overview
The Gannets, Boobies are a family of birds (Latin: Sulidae) within the order Boobies, Cormorants and Frigatebirds. Worldwide the family includes about 3 genera and 11 species. Its members are primarily distributed across tropical oceans, South America, the Pacific Ocean. Notable genera include Sula, Morus, Papasula. Suliformes unite the boobies and gannets (Sulidae), cormorants and shags (Phalacrocoracidae), the anhingas (Anhingidae) and the frigatebirds (Fregatidae), 54 mainly tropical seabirds and waterbirds.
Classification
Family: Sulidae (Gannets, Boobies); Order: Boobies, Cormorants and Frigatebirds; about 3 genera and 11 species.
Distribution
Primarily across tropical oceans, South America, the Pacific Ocean.
