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How does the blue-footed booby differ in appearance from other
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Observe flocks of masked, red-footed, and blue-footed booby species common to the Galápagos coasts
The masked, or blue-faced, booby (
Sula dactylatra
), the red-footed booby...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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brown booby
Brown booby (
Sula leucogaster
).
Mike's Birds
brown booby: Midway Island National Wildlife Refuge
Brown booby (
Sula leucogaster
), Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
Brenda Zaun/USFWS
Red-footed booby (
Sula sula
)
Eric Hosking—Bruce Coleman Inc.
Red-footed booby (
Sula sula
).
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