Wildlifeof Sumatra
Brown Booby
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Sula leucogaster
Basic stats
Diet
Small fish, taken by plunge-diving
Habitat
Inshore waters; nests on the ground
Range
Pantropical
The brown booby is a large seabird, one of the most common and widespread of its family, with a pantropical range. It is gregarious and commutes and forages at low height over inshore waters. Flocks plunge-dive to take small fish, especially when predators drive them near the surface. It nests only on the ground and roosts on solid objects rather than the water. Two subspecies are recognised now (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Brown Booby eat?
- Small fish, taken by plunge-diving
- What habitat does the Brown Booby live in?
- Inshore waters; nests on the ground
- Where is the Brown Booby found?
- Pantropical