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Red-footed Booby (sula)
Sula sula sula (Linnaeus, C 1766)
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Pelecaniformes
Family:
Sulidae
Genus:
Sula
Scientific:
Sula sula sula
Classification
Order:Pelecaniformes
Family:
Sulidae
Genus:
Sula
Scientific:
Sula sula sula
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Pelecanus Sula
Type locality:
'in Pelago indico'; Barbados, West Indies, designated by Grant and Mackworth-Praed, 1933, Bull. Brit. Ornith. Club, 53, pp. 185-187.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/222/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
3BD34DA78850C8C9
Avibase ID:
avibase-3BD34DA7
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/3BD34DA7
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174708
English:
Red-footed Booby (sula)
French:
Fou à pieds rouges (sula)
Red-footed Booby (sula)
French:
Fou à pieds rouges (sula)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886): Red-footed Booby ( Sula piscator) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.): Red-footed Booby ( Sula piscator) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.): Red-footed Booby ( Sula piscator) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.): Red-footed Booby ( Sula piscator) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.): Red-footed Booby ( Sula piscator) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.): Red-footed Booby ( Sula piscator) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.): Red-footed Booby ( Sula piscator) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.): Red-footed Booby ( Sula piscator) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895): Red-footed Booby ( Sula piscator) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.): Red-footed Booby ( Sula piscator) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.): Red-footed Booby ( Sula piscator) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.): Red-footed Booby ( Sula piscator) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.): Red-footed Booby ( Sula piscator) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.): Red-footed Booby ( Sula piscator) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.): Red-footed Booby ( Sula piscator) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.): Red-footed Booby ( Sula piscator) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.): Red-footed Booby ( Sula piscator) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910): Red-footed Booby ( Sula piscator) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.): Red-footed Booby ( Sula piscator) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.): Red-footed Booby ( Sula piscator) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.): Red-footed Booby ( Sula piscator) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): Red-footed Booby ( Sula piscator) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Red-footed Booby (sula) ( Sula sula sula) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Red-footed Booby (sula) ( Sula sula sula) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Red-footed Booby (sula) ( Sula sula sula) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Red-footed Booby (Atlantic) ( Sula sula sula) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Red-footed Booby (Atlantic) ( Sula sula sula) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Red-footed Booby (Atlantic) ( Sula sula sula) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Red-footed Booby (Atlantic) ( Sula sula sula) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Red-footed Booby (Atlantic) ( Sula sula sula) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Red-footed Booby (Atlantic) ( Sula sula sula) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Red-footed Booby (Atlantic) ( Sula sula sula) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Red-footed Booby (Atlantic) ( Sula sula sula) |
| Avilist 2025: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Red-footed Booby (Atlantic) ( Sula sula sula) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Red-footed Booby (Atlantic) ( Sula sula sula) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Red-footed Booby (Atlantic) ( Sula sula sula) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Red-footed Booby (Atlantic) ( Sula sula sula) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Red-footed Booby (Atlantic) ( Sula sula sula) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Red-footed Booby (Atlantic) ( Sula sula sula) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Red-footed Booby (Atlantic) ( Sula sula sula) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Red-footed Booby (Atlantic) ( Sula sula sula) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Red-footed Booby (Atlantic) ( Sula sula sula) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Red-footed Booby (Atlantic) ( Sula sula sula) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Red-footed Booby (Atlantic) ( Sula sula sula) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Red-footed Booby (Atlantic) ( Sula sula sula) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Red-footed Booby (Atlantic) ( Sula sula sula) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Red-footed Booby (Atlantic) ( Sula sula sula) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Red-footed Booby (Atlantic) ( Sula sula sula) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sula sula sula [version 1] |
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Rooipootmalgas (Atlantiese)
Bulgarian: Червенокрак рибояд (ssp. sula)
Czech: terej červenonohý (ssp. sula)
Danish: Rødfodet Sule, Atlantisk (ssp. sula)
German: Rotfußtölpel (sula)
English: Red-footed Booby, Red-footed Booby (Atlantic), Red-footed Booby (sula)
English, HBW: Red-footed Booby (Atlantic)
English (IOC): Red-footed Booby (Atlantic)
English (United States): Red-footed Booby (Atlantic)
Esperanto: Ruĝpieda sulo
Spanish: Bobo Patas Rojas (sula), Piquero Patirrojo (sula)
Spanish (Chile): Piquero de patas rojas (sula)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Piquero Patirrojo (sula)
Spanish (Cuba): Pájaro bobo blanco (sula)
Spanish (Ecuador): Piquero Patas Rojas (sula)
Spanish (Spain): Piquero Patirrojo (sula)
Spanish (HBW): Red-footed Booby (Atlantic)
Spanish (Mexico): Bobo Patas Rojas (sula)
Spanish (Panama): Piquero Patirrojo (sula)
Spanish (Peru): Piquero de Pata Roja (sula)
Persian: بوبی پاسرخ (sula)
Finnish: punajalkasuula (sula)
French: Fou à pieds rouges (Atlantique), Fou à pieds rouges (forme de l'Atlantique), Fou à pieds rouges (sula)
Guadeloupean Creole French: Fou
Hebrew: סולה אדומת-רגל (אטלנטית)
Hungarian: Piroslábú szula, Piroslábú szula (sula)
Icelandic: Trjásúla (sula)
Japanese (romaji): akaashikatsuodori (sula)
Japanese: アカアシカツオドリ (sula), アカアシカツオドリ（sula）
Scientific: Pelecanus piscator, Pelecanus Sula, Piscatrix sula autumnalis, Sula piscator, Sula piscator piscator, Sula sula piscator, Sula sula sula
Dutch: Roodpootgent (Atlantisch)
Norwegian: rødfotsule (sula)
Polish: głuptak czerwononogi (sula)
Portuguese (Brazil): atobá-de-pé-vermelho (sula)
Portuguese (Portugal): alcatraz-de-pés-vermelhos (sula), Atobá-de-patas-vermelhas (sula)
Russian: Красноногая олуша (sula)
Slovak: sula červenonohá, sula červenonohá (skup.)
Serbian: Crvenonoga bluna (sula)
Swedish: rödfotad sula (sula)
Thai: นกบู๊บบี้ตีนแดง (แอตแลนติก)
Turkish: Kırmızı Ayaklı Sümsük (sula)
Chinese: 红脚鲣鸟（大西洋）
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