Sulidae is a family of pelecaniform waterbirds with a cosmopolitan range, they are the only extant family of the order that is exclusively oceanic, the family contains the boobies, gannets, and burungebom, there are a total of over twelve extant species under six genera and three subfamilies Taxonomy: • Family: Sulidae (Boobies, Gannets, and Burungebom) •• Subfamily: Papasulinae (Burungebom and Fossil Relatives) ••• Genus: Papasula (Burungebom Lineage) •••• Species: Papasula abbotti (Burungebom) •• Subfamily: Sulinae (Boobies) ••• Genus: Eusula (Purvian and Blue-Footed Boobies) •••• Species: Eusula nebouxii (Blue-Footed Booby) •••• Species: Eusula variegata (Peruvian Booby) ••• Genus: Sula (Red-Footed Boobies) •••• Species: Sula sula (Atlantic Red-Footed Booby) •••• Species: Sula rubripes (Pacific Red-Footed Booby) ••• Genus: Leptosula (Brown Boobies) •••• Species: Leptosula leucogaster (Atlantic Brown Booby) •••• Species: Leptosula plotus (Pacific Brown Booby) •• Subfamily: Morinae (Gannets) ••• Genus: Paramorus (Masked and Nazca Gannets) •••• Species: Paramorus dactylatrus (Masked Gannet) •••• Species: Paramorus granti (Nazca Gannet) ••• Genus: Morus (Typical Gannets) •••• Species: Morus serrator (Oceanian Gannet) •••• Species: Morus capensis (Cape Gannet) •••• Species: Morus bassanus (Northern Gannet)
Sulidae is a family of pelecaniform waterbirds with a cosmopolitan range, they are the only extant family of the order that is exclusively oceanic, the family contains the boobies, gannets, and burungebom, there are a total of over twelve extant species under six genera and three subfamilies
Taxonomy:
• Family: Sulidae (Boobies, Gannets, and Burungebom)
•• Subfamily: Papasulinae (Burungebom and Fossil Relatives)
••• Genus: Papasula (Burungebom Lineage)
•••• Species: Papasula abbotti (Burungebom)
•• Subfamily: Sulinae (Boobies)
••• Genus: Eusula (Purvian and Blue-Footed Boobies)
•••• Species: Eusula nebouxii (Blue-Footed Booby)
•••• Species: Eusula variegata (Peruvian Booby)
••• Genus: Sula (Red-Footed Boobies)
•••• Species: Sula sula (Atlantic Red-Footed Booby)
•••• Species: Sula rubripes (Pacific Red-Footed Booby)
••• Genus: Leptosula (Brown Boobies)
•••• Species: Leptosula leucogaster (Atlantic Brown Booby)
•••• Species: Leptosula plotus (Pacific Brown Booby)
•• Subfamily: Morinae (Gannets)
••• Genus: Paramorus (Masked and Nazca Gannets)
•••• Species: Paramorus dactylatrus (Masked Gannet)
•••• Species: Paramorus granti (Nazca Gannet)
••• Genus: Morus (Typical Gannets)
•••• Species: Morus serrator (Oceanian Gannet)
•••• Species: Morus capensis (Cape Gannet)
•••• Species: Morus bassanus (Northern Gannet)