List of Birds of The Solomon Islands - Boobies and Gannets

Boobies and Gannets

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Sulidae

The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups comprise medium-to-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish. There are 9 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in the Solomon Islands.

  • Abbott's Booby Sula abbotti (A)
  • Masked Booby Sula dactylatra (A)
  • Red-footed Booby Sula sula
  • Brown Booby Sula leucogaster

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