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Sula sula sula  (Linnaeus, 1766)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 174708

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderSuliformes   
                            FamilySulidae Reichenbach, 1849 – Boobies, Gannets  
                               GenusSula Brisson, 1760 – Boobies, Gannets  
                                  SpeciesSula sula (Linnaeus, 1766) – Fou à pieds rouges, alcatraz-de-pés-vermelhos, Piquero patirrojo, Red-footed Booby, Bobo pata roja  
                                     SubspeciesSula sula sula (Linnaeus, 1766)  
       

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  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025].   
  Reference for: Sula sula sula   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.01.03, website (version 03-Jan-11)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: "Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Caribbean  
    South America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Caribbean Territories, Native  
 

 

    

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