Cocos booby
Sula brewsteri Goss, 1888
Status not recordedbirds
The cocos booby (Sula brewsteri) is a species in the family Sulidae, order Suliformes.
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Quick facts about the cocos booby
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the cocos booby live?
Not recorded
Is the cocos booby endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the cocos booby classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderSuliformes
- familySulidae
- genusSula
- SpeciesSula brewsteri Goss, 1888
Other names and names in other languages (20)
- Brewster's boobyEnglish
- Brewster's brown boobyEnglish
- أطيش كوكوسArabic
- StillehavssuleDanish
- kokosa suloEsperanto
- Piquero de CocosSpanish
- Fou des CocosFrench
- Sula dell'isola del CoccoItalian
- シロガシラカツオドリJapanese
- CocosgentDutch
- blekhodesuleNorwegian
- głuptak siwogłowyPolish
- atobá-do-cocoPortuguese
- sula tropickáSlovak
- cocossulaSwedish
- 可岛鲣鸟Chinese
- Bobo Café de CocosSpanish
- Piquero caféSpanish
- Piquero de BrewsterSpanish
- Fou de BrewsterFrench
Relatives of the cocos booby
Other species in the same genus Sula.

Blue-footed booby
Sula nebouxii

Masked booby
Sula dactylatra

Brown booby
Sula leucogaster

Red-footed booby
Sula sula

Peruvian booby
Sula variegata

Nazca booby
Sula granti
CompareCocos booby vs Blue-footed boobyCocos booby vs Masked boobyCocos booby vs Brown boobyCocos booby vs Red-footed booby
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the cocos booby?
The cocos booby (Sula brewsteri) belongs to the family Sulidae in the order Suliformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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