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Nazca booby

Sula granti Rothschild, 1902

LCLeast Concernbirds

The nazca booby (Sula granti) is a species in the family Sulidae, order Suliformes. Recorded adults weigh 1.73 kg to 1.91 kg and live up to 25.3 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Nazca booby (Sula granti)
Photo: Marc Figueras ( Oersted ) · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the nazca booby

Weight
1.73 kg – 1.91 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
25.3 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
25.5 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
marinesrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
43.3 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
4 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

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Where does the nazca booby live?

Not recorded

What is the nazca booby?

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The Nazca booby (Sula granti) is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae, native to the eastern Pacific. First described by Walter Rothschild in 1902, it was long considered a subspecies of the masked booby until recognised as distinct genetically and behaviorally in 2002. It has a typical sulid body shape, with a long pointed orange-yellow bill, long neck, aerodynamic body, long slender wings and pointed tail. The adult is bright white with black and white wings, a black tail and a dark face mask.

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Is the nazca booby endangered?

The nazca booby is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the nazca booby classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderSuliformes
  5. familySulidae
  6. genusSula
  7. SpeciesSula granti Rothschild, 1902

Synonyms Sula dactylatra granti

Other names and names in other languages (42)
  • أطيش نازكاArabic
  • اطيش نازكاEgyptian Arabic
  • Наскански рибоядBulgarian
  • Morskoul NazcaBreton
  • mascarell de GrantCatalan
  • terej tichomořskýCzech
  • Nazca SuleDanish
  • Nazca TölpelGerman
  • Nazka suloEsperanto
  • galapaga suloEsperanto
  • Bobo de NazcaSpanish
  • Piquero de NazcaSpanish
  • Piquero nazcaSpanish
  • suur-masksuulaEstonian
  • بوبی نازکاPersian
  • galapagosinnaamiosuulaFinnish
  • galápagosinnaamiosuulaFinnish
  • Fou de GrantFrench
  • Fou de NazcaFrench
  • סולת נסקהHebrew
  • narančastokljuna blunaCroatian
  • Նասկայի խոլահավArmenian
  • Sula di NazcaItalian
  • ナスカカツオドリJapanese
  • NascagentDutch
  • NazcagentDutch
  • głuptak galapagoskiPolish
  • نازکا بوبیWestern Panjabi
  • atobá-de-nascaPortuguese
  • alcatraz-de-nazcaPortuguese
  • atobá-de-nazcaPortuguese
  • Олуша НаскаRussian
  • Насканская олушаRussian
  • sula galapágskaSlovak
  • Crvenokljuna maskirana blunaSerbian
  • nazcasulaSwedish
  • Nazka SümsüğüTurkish
  • сула насканськаUkrainian
  • 橙嘴鲣鸟Chinese
  • 橙嘴蓝脸鲣鸟Chinese
  • 納茲卡鰹鳥Chinese
  • 蓝脸鲣鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the nazca booby

Other species in the same genus Sula.

CompareNazca booby vs Blue-footed boobyNazca booby vs Masked boobyNazca booby vs Brown boobyNazca booby vs Red-footed booby

Common questions

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How big is the nazca booby?

An adult nazca booby weighs 1.73 kg – 1.91 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the nazca booby endangered?

The nazca booby is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the nazca booby live?

The nazca booby has a recorded lifespan of 25.3 years.

What kind of animal is the nazca booby?

The nazca booby (Sula granti) belongs to the family Sulidae in the order Suliformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{nazca_booby_2026,
  title = {Nazca booby (Sula granti)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/nazca-booby},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}