Sula (Typical Boobies) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

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Sula sula

Daily sighting probability >90% · Very likely

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Sula nebouxii

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

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Sula granti

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

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Sula dactylatra

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

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Sula leucogaster

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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Sula variegata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~30%

May

~50%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Boobies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 7 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 6	>90%
	Red-footed Booby			>90%
	Masked Booby			~40%
	Nazca Booby			~10%
2	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3 of 6	~90%
	Blue-footed Booby			~80%
	Nazca Booby			~50%
	Red-footed Booby			~10%
3	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5 of 6	~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 6	~40%
	Blue-footed Booby			~40%
5	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 6	~20%
	Brown Booby			~20%
	Red-footed Booby			~10%
6	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	2 of 6	~20%
	Brown Booby			~10%
	Red-footed Booby			~10%
7	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 6	~20%
	Blue-footed Booby			~20%
8	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 6	~10%
	Brown Booby			~10%
9	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 6	~10%
	Masked Booby			~10%
	Blue-footed Booby			<5%
	Red-footed Booby			<5%
	Nazca Booby			<5%
10	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 6	~10%
	Blue-footed Booby			~10%
11	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	~10%
	Nazca Booby			~10%
	Red-footed Booby			<5%
12	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Masked Booby			<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
13	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 6	~10%
	Brown Booby			~10%
	Red-footed Booby			<5%
14	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 6	~10%
	Brown Booby			~10%
15	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	~10%
	Brown Booby			~10%
16	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 6	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
	Red-footed Booby			<5%
17	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
18	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 6	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
19	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 6	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
20	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
21	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 6	<5%
	Blue-footed Booby			<5%
	Masked Booby			<5%
	Red-footed Booby			<5%
22	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
23	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
	Red-footed Booby			<5%
24	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	<5%
	Blue-footed Booby			<5%
25	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 6	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
26	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	<5%
	Blue-footed Booby			<5%
	Red-footed Booby			<5%
27	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
28	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
29	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
30	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 6	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
31	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Masked Booby			<5%
32	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Blue-footed Booby			<5%
33	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
34	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Nazca Booby			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 6	~20%
	Peruvian Booby			~20%
	Blue-footed Booby			<5%
2	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 6	~20%
	Brown Booby			~20%
3	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	~10%
	Brown Booby			~10%
4	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	~10%
	Brown Booby			~10%
5	Padang	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 6	~10%
	Brown Booby			~10%
6	Jeddah	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	1 of 6	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
7	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6	<5%
	Masked Booby			<5%
	Nazca Booby			<5%
	Red-footed Booby			<5%
8	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Masked Booby			<5%
9	Santos	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
10	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 6	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
11	Niterói	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
12	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 6	<5%
	Blue-footed Booby			<5%
	Peruvian Booby			<5%
13	Santo Domingo	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 6	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
14	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Masked Booby			<5%
15	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 6	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
16	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
17	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 6	<5%
	Red-footed Booby			<5%
18	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 6	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
19	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
20	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
21	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
22	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 6	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%
23	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Brown Booby			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Sea World	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
2	Honolulu Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Amaru	🇪🇨 Ecuador	In captivity
4	Parque de las Leyendas	🇵🇪 Peru	In captivity
5	Zoo El Pantanal	🇪🇨 Ecuador	In captivity
6	Marino Valdivia Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	In captivity
7	Zooparque Itatiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity