List of Birds of Russia - Boobies and Gannets

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 3 species which occur in Russia.

  • Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
  • Red-footed Booby Sula sula (A)
  • Brown Booby Sula leucogaster (A)

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