CIBED - - Red-footed Booby

Sula sula Red-footed Booby Toroa ^RR

f.SULIDAE Boobies

Sula sula Red-footed Booby Toroa ^RR

f.SULIDAE Boobies

Cook Islands Status Summary

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Intl. NamesRed‑footed Booby ^EN Rotfusstölpel ^DE

Local NamesToroā^{RR,MG,AT,AK,MH,RK} Toroa^{RR,MG,AT,MK,MT,MH,RK} Booby^PL Kena^TNs,TNw Tapuku^TNs,TNw Takupu^PK,NS Mulipula^PK,NS

Pacific NamesNo Content

Sci. NamesSula sula (accepted name) , Pelecanus sula

High Tax. Eng.k.Animals, p.Vertebrates, c.Birds, f.Boobies, eps.Boobies and Frigates - Bird

High Tax. Latink.ANIMALIA, p.CHORDATA, sp.GNATHOSTOMATA, spc.TETRAPODA, c.AVES, sc.NEOGNATHAE, o.Suliformes, f.SULIDAE

Natl. PresencePresentOceanic^P

Sth. PresenceRR^{+ V}MG^-AT^-MK⁺⁺MT^-AK⁺⁺⁺PL^-MN^-TK⁺⁺

Nth. PresenceTN⁺⁺⁺MH^++?RK^PPK⁺⁺⁺NS^-SW⁺⁺

VouchersAK²⁰²⁴ PK²⁰⁰⁴

Local OriginNative; Resident

Global RangeNo Content

HabitatLand and Aquatic; Marine; Oceanic

ThreatenedNo Content

InvasivenessNo Content

BiosecurityNo Content

Medical StatusNo Content

Harmful StatusNo Content

UsesFlesh food

IdentificationNo Content

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Video: 0
Audio: 0
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Adult - brown white-tailed morph

Adult - white morph

Sub-Adult in flight

Found in Panama by Sister Elizabeth

Nestling, pre-Fledgling and sub-Adult

Pet birds

Adult - brown white-tailed morph

Boobies comparison

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Vernacular Names

English and International Names

Red-footed Booby ^EN Rotfusstölpel^DE

Pacific Names

No Pacific Names

Local Names

Toroā^{RR,MG,AT,AK,MH,RK} Toroa^{RR,MG,AT,MK,MT,MH,RK} Booby^PL Kena^TNs,TNw Tapuku^TNs,TNw Takupu^PK,NS Mulipula^PK,NS

National Name: Toroa ^RR

Island	Status	Main name
National name	RR	Toroa
Rarotonga	+ V	Toroa / Toroā
Mangaia	-	Toroa / Toroā
Ātiu	-	Toroa / Toroā
Ma‘uke	++	Toroa
Miti‘āro	-	Toroa
Aitutaki	+++	Toroā
Palmerston	-	Booby
Tongareva-write	+++	Tapuku / Kena
Tongareva-speak	+++	Tapuku / Kena
Manihiki	++?	Toroa / Toroā
Rakahanga	P	Toroa / Toroā
Pukapuka	+++	Takupu / Mulipula [W]
Nassau	-	Takupu / Mulipula [W]

National Distribution & Vouchers

National Presence:

Present

Oceanic

Present

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Island	Status
Rarotonga	+ V
Mangaia	Absent
Ātiu	Absent
Ma‘uke	++
Miti‘āro	Absent
Aitutaki	+++	breeding on Motukitiu
Palmerston	Absent
Manuae	Absent
Takūtea	++
Tongareva	+++
Manihiki	++?
Rakahanga	Present
Pukapuka	+++
Nassau	Absent
Suwarrow	++

Vouchers for:
Sula sula

Cook Islands

Southern

Northern

Oceanic

Rarotonga

Mangaia

Ātiu

Ma‘uke

Miti‘āro

Aitutaki _____ 2024 2fsP fieldspecimen+photo 2024-10, Motukitiu, 60+ nests on shoreline trees, all with nestlings, G.McCormack.

Palmerston

Manuae

Takūtea

Tongareva

Manihiki

Rakahanga

Pukapuka _____ 2004 2fs fieldspecimen fieldspecimen, 2/2004, G.McCormack with ID as Sula sula.

Nassau

Suwarrow

no data available

Identification

Local Origin and Global Range

Habitat

no data available

Threatened

no data available

Invasive/Pest Status

no data available

Biosecurity

Medicinal

Species Uses

References

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2026) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2026.03.23 - Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at https://naturalheritage.gov.ck/cibed
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