Cocos Booby
Sula brewsteriGoss, NS, 1888
English (US) Cocos Booby
The Cocos Booby (Sula brewsteri) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Sulidae (Boobies and Gannets) in the order Suliformes.
- Scientific name
- Sula brewsteri
- Order
- Suliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Cocos Booby
- Described by
- Goss, NS, 1888
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Sula brewsteri brewsteri
- Sula brewsteri etesiaca
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Goss, NS, 1888
- Type locality
- San Pedro Martir Island, Gulf of California.
- Original description
- The Auk 5, no.3 p.242
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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