Blue-footed Booby

Sula nebouxii

The Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) is a bird found in Ecuador, Mexico, United States, Peru and Colombia. Pacific coasts and islands, including the Galápagos. It eats fish. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Sula nebouxii
Region	South America
Found in	Ecuador, Mexico, United States, Peru and Colombia

🏡 Where the Blue-footed Booby lives

Pacific coasts and islands, including the Galápagos.

🍽️ What it eats

🐟 Fish100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 The brighter a booby's blue feet, the healthier it is.

Hear the Blue-footed Booby

Recorded by Barry Edmonston (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC815553. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Blue-footed Booby

Where does the Blue-footed Booby live?

The Blue-footed Booby lives in Ecuador, Mexico, United States, Peru and Colombia. Pacific coasts and islands, including the Galápagos.

What does the Blue-footed Booby eat?

fish (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Blue-footed Booby endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.