The Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) is a marine bird in the family Sulidae, which includes ten species of long-winged seabirds. Blue-footed boobies belong to the genus Sula, which comprises six species of boobies. It is easily recognizable by its distinctive bright blue feet, which is a sexually selected trait. Males display their feet in an elaborate mating ritual by lifting their feet up and down while strutting before the female.
Although they have a large range along the Pacific coast from Mexico to Peru, Blue-footed Boobies are almost synonymous with the Galapagos. It’s a rare tourist, birder or not who doesn’t come home with at least one hat, artwork or “I love Boobies” t-shirt!
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VIDEOS
There’s no shortage of Blue-footed Booby videos but I like these mini-docos that show the mating dance.
LOL, I never thought I would feel sorry for an iguana!