Boobies and Gannets
Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Sulidae
The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups comprise medium-to-large coastal sea-birds that plunge-dive for fish. There are 9 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in Cape Verde.
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus (A)
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra (Ex)
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula (A)
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Cape Verde