Evidence found
1,308 records across 40 countries and territories, 1839–2026.
Sula sula · GBIF taxon key 2480972
Where has the Red-footed Booby been recorded?
Sula sula occurrence evidence comes from 1,308 records in 40 countries and territories, from 1839 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 1,308 records
- 40 places
- 97 years recorded
- Aves class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-24. 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.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
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
18392026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Red-footed Booby has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Red-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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 454 | |
| Mexico | 223 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 98 | |
| Brazil | 94 | |
| Christmas Island | 64 | |
| Ecuador | 60 | |
| Colombia | 58 | |
| Seychelles | 30 | |
| Australia | 25 | |
| Costa Rica | 20 | |
| French Polynesia | 19 | |
| Cook Islands | 12 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 12 | |
| ZZ | 12 | |
| Venezuela | 8 | |
| Samoa | 8 | |
| Kiribati | 7 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 7 | |
| American Samoa | 6 | |
| Grenada | 6 | |
| Belize | 5 | |
| France | 4 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 4 | |
| Bahamas | 3 | |
| United Kingdom | 3 | |
| Marshall Islands | 3 | |
| Fiji | 2 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | |
| Somalia | 2 | |
| Guatemala | 1 | |
| Indonesia | 1 | |
| Jamaica | 1 | |
| Japan | 1 | |
| Mauritania | 1 | |
| Nicaragua | 1 | |
| Panama | 1 | |
| Philippines | 1 | |
| PN | 1 | |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 1 | |
| French Southern Territories | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Sulidae.
Northern Gannet
123,943 records
Brown Booby
1,460 records
Blue-footed Booby
628 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.