Evidence found
628 records across 8 countries and territories, 1881–2026.
Sula nebouxii · GBIF taxon key 2480978
Where has the Blue-footed Booby been recorded?
Sula nebouxii occurrence evidence comes from 628 records in 8 countries and territories, from 1881 to 2026. Most records come from Mexico.
- 628 records
- 8 places
- 81 years recorded
- Aves class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: April.
12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
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When it is recorded
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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
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Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Blue-footed Booby has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Blue-footed Booby. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 239 | |
| Ecuador | 196 | |
| Colombia | 142 | |
| Peru | 24 | |
| United States | 17 | |
| Costa Rica | 7 | |
| Panama | 2 | |
| Kiribati | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Sulidae.
Northern Gannet
123,943 records
Brown Booby
1,460 records
Red-footed Booby
1,041 records
Masked
604 records
Australasian Gannet
339 records
Peruvian Booby
96 records
Abbott's Booby
54 records
Cape Gannet
40 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.