Blue-footed Booby
Sula nebouxii
Least Concern
The Blue-footed Booby has the most amazing blue feet! The brighter the blue, the healthier the bird - and females prefer males with the brightest feet. During courtship, males do a funny high-stepping dance to show off their feet.
Boobies are incredible divers, plunging from up to 80 feet high to catch fish. Their name comes from the Spanish word 'bobo' meaning 'foolish' because they're very tame around humans.
Size
About the size of a goose
Large (40-60 cm)
Wingspan: 150 cm
Weight: 1500 g
Colors
brown
white
blue
Habitat
coastal
Diet
fish
Fun Facts
- ✨Their bright blue feet come from pigments in the fish they eat!
- ✨Males do a hilarious high-stepping dance to show off their feet.
- ✨They got their name from 'bobo' (Spanish for 'foolish') because they're so tame.
- ✨They dive from 80 feet high and hit the water at 60 mph!
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Great news! This bird is doing well. There are lots of them in the wild, and they have safe places to live and find food.
Population trend: decreasing 📉