Masked booby

Sula dactylatra

The Masked booby (Sula dactylatra) is a bird found in United States, Australia, Norfolk Island, Taiwan, Mexico and Oman. Tropical oceans, nesting on remote islands. It eats fish. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Sula dactylatra
Region	North America
Found in	United States, Australia, Norfolk Island, Taiwan, Mexico and Oman

🏡 Where the Masked booby lives

Tropical oceans, nesting on remote islands.

🍽️ 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.

💡 It dives from the sky into the sea to catch fish.

Hear the Masked booby

Recorded by Eric S. J. Tan (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC431821. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Masked booby

Where does the Masked booby live?

The Masked booby lives in United States, Australia, Norfolk Island, Taiwan, Mexico and Oman. Tropical oceans, nesting on remote islands.

What does the Masked booby eat?

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

Is the Masked 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.