Sula
Sign in to saveA booby is a seabird in the genus Sula, part of the family Sulidae. Boobies are closely related to the gannets (Morus), which were formerly included in Sula.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderSuliformes
- FamilySulidae
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- Category:Boobies
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- Sula
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A booby is a seabird in the genus Sula, part of the family Sulidae. Boobies are closely related to the gannets (Morus), which were formerly included in Sula.
==Systematics and evolution== The genus Sula was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760. The type species is the brown booby. The name is derived from súla, the Old Norse and Icelandic word for the other member of the family Sulidae, the gannet.