Sula

E711091

genus taxon

Sula is a genus of large seabirds known as boobies, characterized by their strong diving ability and predominantly tropical oceanic distribution.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sula granti	2

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
adaptation	air sacs cushioning impact when diving ⓘ streamlined body for diving ⓘ
behavior	plunge-diving for fish ⓘ
billType	long pointed bill ⓘ
bodySize	large for seabirds ⓘ
breedingHabitat	remote oceanic islands ⓘ
breedingSystem	monogamous tendency ⓘ
class	Aves ⓘ
commonName	boobies ⓘ
conservationStatus	varies by species ⓘ
describedAs	large seabirds ⓘ
diet	fish ⓘ squid ⓘ
distribution	predominantly tropical oceanic ⓘ
ecologicalRole	marine predator ⓘ
eggClutchSize	small clutch ⓘ
family	Sulidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
foragingStrategy	aerial plunge-diving ⓘ
foundIn	Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat	subtropical oceans ⓘ tropical oceans ⓘ
includesSpecies	Sula dactylatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Sula granti NERFINISHED ⓘ Sula leucogaster NERFINISHED ⓘ Sula nebouxii NERFINISHED ⓘ Sula sula NERFINISHED ⓘ Sula variegata NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lifespan	long-lived seabirds ⓘ
locomotion	strong divers ⓘ strong fliers ⓘ
migration	partly migratory or dispersive ⓘ
nestingSite	coastal cliffs ⓘ islands ⓘ
order	Suliformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentTaxon	Sulidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
plumage	often contrasting dark and light areas ⓘ
reproduction	colonial breeder ⓘ
sensoryAdaptation	forward-facing eyes for depth perception ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
vernacularName	boobies ⓘ
webbedFeet	true ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sulidae → notableGenus → Sula ⓘ

Nazca booby → parentTaxon → Sula ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sula granti

Nazca booby → genus → Sula ⓘ

Nazca booby → scientificName → Sula ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sula granti