Sulidae (Boobies and Gannets)

Species in this group

LC

Sula sula

Daily sighting probability >90% · Very likely

LC

Sula nebouxii

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Sula granti

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Sula dactylatra

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Morus bassanus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Morus serrator

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Sula leucogaster

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

EN

Morus capensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Sula variegata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~40%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Boobies and Gannets

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 15 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 9	>90%
	Red-footed Booby			>90%
	Masked Booby			~40%
	Nazca Booby			~10%
2	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3 of 9	~90%
	Blue-footed Booby			~80%
	Nazca Booby			~50%
	Red-footed Booby			~10%
3	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5 of 9	~70%
	Blue-footed Booby			~40%
	Nazca Booby			~30%
	Red-footed Booby			~20%
	Peruvian Booby			~10%
	Masked Booby			~10%
4	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 9	~40%
	Blue-footed Booby			~40%
5	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	~30%
	Northern Gannet			~30%
6	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~20%
	Australasian Gannet			~20%
7	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 9	~20%
	Brown Booby			~20%
	Red-footed Booby			~10%
8	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~20%
	Australasian Gannet			~20%
9	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~20%
	Australasian Gannet			~20%
10	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 9	~20%
	Australasian Gannet			~20%
11	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~20%
	Australasian Gannet			~20%
12	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	2 of 9	~20%
	Brown Booby			~10%
	Red-footed Booby			~10%
13	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 9	~20%
	Blue-footed Booby			~20%
14	Rottnest Island	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~20%
	Australasian Gannet			~20%
15	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1 of 9	~10%
	Northern Gannet			~10%
16	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~10%
	Australasian Gannet			~10%
17	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 9	~10%
	Australasian Gannet			~10%
	Brown Booby			<5%
18	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	~10%
	Northern Gannet			~10%
19	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 9	~10%
	Brown Booby			~10%
20	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~10%
	Australasian Gannet			~10%
21	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 9	~10%
	Masked Booby			~10%
	Blue-footed Booby			<5%
	Red-footed Booby			<5%
	Nazca Booby			<5%
22	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 9	~10%
	Blue-footed Booby			~10%
23	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 9	~10%
	Nazca Booby			~10%
	Red-footed Booby			<5%
24	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 9	~10%
	Masked Booby			<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
	Northern Gannet			<5%
25	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~10%
	Cape Gannet			~10%
26	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 9	~10%
	Brown Booby			~10%
	Red-footed Booby			<5%
27	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~10%
	Cape Gannet			~10%
28	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~10%
	Cape Gannet			~10%
29	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~10%
	Australasian Gannet			~10%
30	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 9	~10%
	Northern Gannet			~10%
31	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~10%
	Cape Gannet			~10%
32	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Northern Gannet			~10%
33	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 9	~10%
	Brown Booby			~10%
34	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 9	~10%
	Brown Booby			~10%
35	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 9	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
	Red-footed Booby			<5%
36	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
37	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 9	<5%
	Australasian Gannet			<5%
38	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 9	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
39	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	<5%
	Northern Gannet			<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
40	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 9	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
41	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 9	<5%
	Northern Gannet			<5%
42	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	<5%
	Cape Gannet			<5%
43	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 9	<5%
	Australasian Gannet			<5%
44	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
45	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 9	<5%
	Blue-footed Booby			<5%
	Masked Booby			<5%
	Red-footed Booby			<5%
46	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
47	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 9	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
	Red-footed Booby			<5%
48	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 9	<5%
	Blue-footed Booby			<5%
49	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 9	<5%
	Northern Gannet			<5%
50	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 9	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
51	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	<5%
	Cape Gannet			<5%
52	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 9	<5%
	Blue-footed Booby			<5%
	Red-footed Booby			<5%
53	Svalbard	🇳🇴 Norway	1 of 9	<5%
	Northern Gannet			<5%
54	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 9	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
55	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 9	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
56	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 9	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
57	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	<5%
	Masked Booby			<5%
58	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	<5%
	Blue-footed Booby			<5%
59	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Northern Gannet			<5%
60	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	<5%
	Nazca Booby			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	2 of 9	~30%
	Brown Booby			~20%
	Northern Gannet			~20%
2	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	1 of 9	~20%
	Northern Gannet			~20%
3	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 9	~20%
	Peruvian Booby			~20%
	Blue-footed Booby			<5%
4	Casablanca	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 9	~10%
	Northern Gannet			~10%
5	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	~10%
	Brown Booby			~10%
6	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 9	~10%
	Northern Gannet			~10%
7	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	~10%
	Brown Booby			~10%
8	Padang	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 9	~10%
	Brown Booby			~10%
9	Rabat	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 9	<5%
	Northern Gannet			<5%
10	Jeddah	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	1 of 9	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
11	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	<5%
	Australasian Gannet			<5%
12	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 9	<5%
	Northern Gannet			<5%
13	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	<5%
	Cape Gannet			<5%
14	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 9	<5%
	Northern Gannet			<5%
15	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 9	<5%
	Masked Booby			<5%
	Nazca Booby			<5%
	Red-footed Booby			<5%
16	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Masked Booby			<5%
17	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	<5%
	Northern Gannet			<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
18	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	<5%
	Australasian Gannet			<5%
19	Santos	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
20	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 9	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
21	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 9	<5%
	Northern Gannet			<5%
22	Niterói	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
23	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 9	<5%
	Blue-footed Booby			<5%
	Peruvian Booby			<5%
24	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 9	<5%
	Australasian Gannet			<5%
25	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 9	<5%
	Northern Gannet			<5%
26	Santo Domingo	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 9	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
27	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	2 of 9	<5%
	Northern Gannet			<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
28	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 9	<5%
	Northern Gannet			<5%
29	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	<5%
	Australasian Gannet			<5%
30	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	<5%
	Northern Gannet			<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
31	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	<5%
	Northern Gannet			<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
32	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	<5%
	Masked Booby			<5%
33	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 9	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
34	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
35	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 9	<5%
	Red-footed Booby			<5%
36	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
37	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 9	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
38	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	<5%
	Australasian Gannet			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
2	Sea World	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
3	Wilhelma	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
4	Honolulu Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Westküstenpark & Robbarium St. Peter-Ording	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
6	Amaru	🇪🇨 Ecuador	In captivity
7	Parque de las Leyendas	🇵🇪 Peru	In captivity
8	World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
9	Zoo El Pantanal	🇪🇨 Ecuador	In captivity
10	Marino Valdivia Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	In captivity
11	Bremerhaven Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
12	Ecomare	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
13	East London Aquarium	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
14	Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
15	Zooparque Itatiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity

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Challenges

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Boobies and Gannets

Species in this group

Red-footed Booby

Blue-footed Booby

Nazca Booby

Masked Booby

Northern Gannet

Australasian Gannet

Brown Booby

Cape Gannet

Peruvian Booby

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Boobies and Gannets

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges