The Brown Booby [ Pictures for Easy Identification]

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Introduction

What the Brown Booby Looks Like

The Brown Booby has overall_color color of brown and white.

The Brown Booby has above_color color of brown.

The Brown Booby has head color of brown .

The Brown Booby has face color of brown.

The Brown Booby has below_color color of white.

The Brown Booby has back color of brown.

The Brown Booby has bill color of greyish.

The Brown Booby has wing color of brown.

The Brown Booby has belly color of white.

The Brown Booby has tail color of brown.

The Brown Booby has chest color of brown.

The Brown Booby has leg color of yellow.

The Brown Booby has neck color of brown.

Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Brown Booby

The length of the Brown Booby is from 25.2 inches to 33.5 inches (64.0 cm to 85.1 cm).

The weight of the Brown Booby is from 33.5 ounces to 60.0 ounces (949.7 grams to 1701.0 grams).

The wingspan of the Brown Booby is from 52.0 inches to 61.0 inches (132.1 cm to 154.9 cm).

Pictures of the Brown Booby

 Brown Booby
Brown Booby, Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) by patrickkavanagh, from flickr, licensed under CC
 Brown Booby
Brown Booby, Brown Booby – Sula leucogaster by patrickkavanagh, from flickr, licensed under CC
 Brown Booby
Brown Booby, Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) by patrickkavanagh, from flickr, licensed under CC
 Brown Booby
Brown Booby, Brown Booby by yuukin, from flickr, licensed under CC
 Brown Booby
Brown Booby, Brown Booby by D-Stanley, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Brown Booby, Booby Brown by MyFWC Florida Fish and Wildlife, from flickr, licensed under CC
 Brown Booby
Brown Booby, Brown Booby by Scott Heron, from flickr, licensed under CC
 Brown Booby
Brown Booby, Juvenile Brown Booby {Sula leucogaster} by Drew Avery, from flickr, licensed under CC
 Brown Booby
Brown Booby, Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) by patrickkavanagh, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Brown Booby, Juvenile Brown Booby {Sula leucogaster} by Drew Avery, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Brown Booby
adult Brown Booby, Masked Booby by Mike Prince, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Brown Booby
adult Brown Booby, Adult Brown Booby {Sula leucogaster} by Drew Avery, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Brown Booby
juvenile Brown Booby, Brown Booby – Sula leucogaster – juvenile by Barbara Eckstein, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Brown Booby
juvenile Brown Booby, Juvenile Brown Booby {Sula leucogaster} by Drew Avery, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Brown Booby
juvenile Brown Booby, anim0770 by NOAA Photo Library, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Brown Booby
juvenile Brown Booby, Juvenile Brown Booby {Sula leucogaster} by Drew Avery, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Brown Booby
juvenile Brown Booby, A juvenile brown booby (Sula leucogaster) in flight by ericdalecreative, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Brown Booby
juvenile Brown Booby, Brown Booby, juvenile by GregGilbert1, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Brown Booby
flight Brown Booby, Brown booby in flight by Ashley Coates, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Brown Booby
flight Brown Booby, A juvenile brown booby (Sula leucogaster) in flight by ericdalecreative, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Brown Booby
flight Brown Booby, Close-up of a juvenile brown booby (Sula leucogaster) in flight by ericdalecreative, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Brown Booby
flight Brown Booby, Brown Booby in Flight by bvi4092, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Brown Booby
flight Brown Booby, Brown booby (sula leucogaster) in flight by Ashley Coates, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Brown Booby
flight Brown Booby, Closeup of Brown Booby over Magen`s Bay by Ivy Dawned, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Brown Booby
flight Brown Booby, Brown Booby by yuukin, from flickr, licensed under CC

Feeding Behavior of the Brown Booby

Forages mostly by dovetailing headfirst into the water while in flight.

hovers occasionally before descending from a perch, and swoops low to take objects from the surface.

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What the Brown Booby Likes to Eat

The Brown Booby feeds on the following:

  • flying fish
  • mullet
  • squid
  • shrimp
  • fish

Where To Find the Brown Booby

You can find the Brown Booby in the following habitats:

  • Tropical oceans
  • over warm waters in tropics and subtropics
  • around islands
  • rocky or sandy islands