blue-footed booby

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The blue-footed booby is a marine bird of the eastern Pacific Ocean, famous for its bright blue feet and elaborate courtship dances.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species
vertebrate
activityPattern diurnal
beakColor grayish
binomialName Sula nebouxii NERFINISHED
bodyLength about 80 to 85 centimeters
bodyMass approximately 1 to 1.5 kilograms
breedingSystem mostly monogamous
class Aves
clutchSize typically 1 to 3 eggs
commonName blue-footed booby
conservationStatus Least Concern
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List NERFINISHED
courtshipDisplay high-stepping display of blue feet
diet fish
squid
family Sulidae NERFINISHED
feedingBehavior plunge-diving
flightAbility strong flier
footColorSignal indicates health and fitness
foragingStrategy dives from air into water to catch prey
genus Sula NERFINISHED
geographicRange from California to Peru
including Galápagos Islands
habitat offshore islands
rocky coasts
tropical and subtropical oceans
hasBehavior elaborate courtship dance
hasBodyPart bright blue feet
incubationMethod uses feet to keep eggs warm
kingdom Animalia
lifespanInWild around 15 to 20 years
nativeTo eastern Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
nestType simple scrape on ground
notablePopulation Galápagos Islands NERFINISHED
order Suliformes NERFINISHED
parentalCare both parents incubate eggs
phylum Chordata
plumageColor brown upperparts
white underparts
relatedTo Nazca booby NERFINISHED
Peruvian booby NERFINISHED
reproduction lays eggs on bare ground
sexualDimorphism females generally larger than males
sexualSelectionTrait brightness of blue feet
socialBehavior colonial nester
taxonRank species
wingspan about 150 centimeters

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Islas Marietas fauna blue-footed booby