Cocos Booby
Cocos Booby (<em>Sula brewsteri</em>) is a species of Gannets, Boobies (<em>Sulidae</em>) in the order Boobies, Cormorants and Frigatebirds.
Overview
Cocos Booby (Sula brewsteri) is a species of Gannets, Boobies (Sulidae) in the order Boobies, Cormorants and Frigatebirds.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Sula; binomial: Sula brewsteri; authority: Goss, 1888.
Distribution
Breeding range: the Nearctic, Middle America and South America.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Cocos Booby Sula brewsteri is split from Brown Booby Sula leucogaster based on differences in plumage and assortive mating where they co-occur (Thibault & Cibois 2017; VanderWerf 2023; Chesser et al. 2024)
