Cocos Booby
Sula brewsteri
NENot Evaluated
- Family
- Boobies and Gannets (Sulidae)
- Order
- Suliformes
Overview
The Cocos booby (Sula brewsteri), formerly known as Brewster's booby, is a species of booby in the family Sulidae. It was formerly considered a subspecies of brown booby, but it was split by the American Ornithological Society in 2024 due to morphological and behavioural differences. It is native to the east and central Pacific Ocean.
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Range and habitat
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Cocos booby
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
