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Peruvian booby

Sula variegata (Tschudi, 1843)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The peruvian booby (Sula variegata) is a species in the family Sulidae, order Suliformes. Recorded adults weigh 1.33 kg to 1.47 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Peruvian booby (Sula variegata)
Photo: Marie de Carne · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the peruvian booby

Weight
1.33 kg – 1.47 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
marinesrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
42 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the peruvian booby live?

Not recorded

What is the peruvian booby?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Peruvian booby (Sula variegata) is an endemic bird of the Peruvian current, and an important predator of the marine community to which it belongs. Its distribution is much less widespread than other closely related booby species. It is the most abundant seabird species that inhabits the Peruvian coast and the second most important guano-producing seabird. During the mid-twentieth century, the Peruvian booby population reached 3 million birds.

From the Wikipedia article “Peruvian booby” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peruvian_booby&oldid=1380699930), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the peruvian booby endangered?

The peruvian 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 peruvian booby classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderSuliformes
  5. familySulidae
  6. genusSula
  7. SpeciesSula variegata (Tschudi, 1843)

Synonyms Dysporus variegatus

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • أطيش بيروفيArabic
  • اطيش البيروArabic
  • Перуански рибоядBulgarian
  • mascarell del PerúCatalan
  • terej guánovýCzech
  • bwbi PeriwWelsh
  • PerusuleDanish
  • GuanotölpelGerman
  • Guano-TölpelGerman
  • perua suloEsperanto
  • Piquero peruanoSpanish
  • Bobo PeruanoSpanish
  • PiqueroSpanish
  • Piquero variadoSpanish
  • guaanosuulaEstonian
  • perunsuulaFinnish
  • Fou variéFrench
  • guánószulaHungarian
  • Sula del PerùItalian
  • ペルーカツオドリJapanese
  • peruvinis padūkėlisLithuanian
  • HumboldtgentDutch
  • humboldt-gentDutch
  • humboldtsuleNorwegian
  • głuptak peruwiańskiPolish
  • atobá-peruanoPortuguese
  • alcatraz-peruanoPortuguese
  • Перуанская олушаRussian
  • sula guánováSlovak
  • gvanski strmoglavecSlovenian
  • Peruanska blunaSerbian
  • perusulaSwedish
  • Humboldt SümsüğüTurkish
  • Peru sümsük kuşuTurkish
  • сула перуанськаUkrainian
  • 秘魯鰹鳥Chinese
  • 秘鲁鲣鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the peruvian booby

Other species in the same genus Sula.

ComparePeruvian booby vs Blue-footed boobyPeruvian booby vs Masked boobyPeruvian booby vs Brown boobyPeruvian booby vs Red-footed booby

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the peruvian booby?

An adult peruvian booby weighs 1.33 kg – 1.47 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the peruvian booby endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the peruvian booby?

The peruvian booby (Sula variegata) belongs to the family Sulidae in the order Suliformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Peruvian booby (Sula variegata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/peruvian-booby

MLA

“Peruvian booby (Sula variegata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/peruvian-booby.

BibTeX
@misc{peruvian_booby_2026,
  title = {Peruvian booby (Sula variegata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/peruvian-booby},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}