List of Birds of The Comoros - Boobies and Gannets

Boobies and Gannets

Order: Pelecaniformes. Family: Sulidae

The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups comprise medium-to-large coastal sea-birds that plunge-dive for fish. There are 9 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in the Comoros.

  • Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
  • Red-footed Booby Sula sula (A)
  • Brown Booby Sula leucogaster (A)

Read more about this topic:  List Of Birds Of The Comoros