The blue-footed booby is a seabird in the family Sulidae, which contains 10 species of long-winged seabirds. It belongs to the genus Sula along with 6 other booby species, and is easily identifiable by its bright blue feet which males display during elaborate mating rituals to attract females.

2. The blue-footed
booby (Sula
nebouxii) is a
marine bird in
the family
Sulidae, which
includes ten
species of long-winged
seabirds.

5. Blue-footed
boobies
belong to the
genus Sula,
which
comprises six
species of
boobies.

9. It is easily
recognizable
by its
distinctive
bright blue
feet, which is
a sexually
selected
trait.

12. Males display their feet
in an elaborate mating
ritual by lifting their
feet up and down while
strutting before the
female. The female is
slightly larger than the
male and can measure up
to 90 cm (36 in) long with
a wingspan of up to 1.5 m
(4.9 ft.).

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