About
The Blue-footed Booby is famous for its vivid turquoise-blue feet, which play a central role in courtship. Males perform an elaborate high-stepping dance, lifting each blue foot in turn to display its color to prospective mates — the bluer the feet, the more attractive the male. About half the world's population breeds on the Galápagos Islands.
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Physical Characteristics
Wingspan
152 cm
Length
76–84 cm
Weight
1.5–2 kg
Ecology
Habitat
Rocky coasts, islands, open ocean of tropical eastern Pacific
Diet
Schooling fish (sardines, anchovies, mackerel, flying fish)
Distribution
Eastern Pacific — Galápagos Islands, western Mexico to Peru