Birds > Boobies & Gannets
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Nazca BoobyScientific Name: Sula grantiCategory: BirdsSubcategory: Boobies & GannetsSize: Body length: 30–36 in (76–91 cm); Wingspan: 4.9–5.6 ft (1.5–1.7 m)Weight: 3.3–5.1 lb (1.5–2.3 kg); females are roughly 15% heavier than...
Birds > Phaethontids & Phaethontiformes
OverviewThe Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus), known historically to sailors as the ‘boatswain bird,’ is an exquisite, aerially supreme pelagic seabird belonging to the family Phaethontidae within the distinct order Phaethontiformes. Dispersed...
