How much does an average blue footed booby weigh?

1. What is the size and weight of a blue-footed booby?
2. What is the size of a blue-footed booby?
3. Is there a blue footed boobie?
4. Are blue footed boobies smart?
5. What is the enemies for a blue footed booby?
6. How did the blue-footed booby get its name?
7. What is a Blue-footed Booby typical habitat?

What is the size and weight of a blue-footed booby?

The blue-footed booby is on average 81 cm (32 in) long and weighs 1.5 kg (31⁄4 lb), with the female being slightly larger than the male. Its wings are long, pointed, and brown in color.

What is the size of a blue-footed booby?

An adult blue-footed booby is roughly the size of a goose: 32 to 34 inches long with a wingspan of nearly 5 feet. The females are slightly larger and heavier than the males, who weigh on average about 3.25 pounds.

Is there a blue footed boobie?

Blue-footed Boobies nest on islands in the tropical eastern Pacific. Though thousands live in Mexico's Gulf of California, finding them in the United States or Canada is challenging.

Are blue footed boobies smart?

2. Their name comes from the Spanish word “bobo” “Bobo” is a Spanish term that means “foolish.” The blue footed boobies are not a particularly foolish bird – birds in general are rather smart creatures – but it does walk rather awkwardly on land.

What is the enemies for a blue footed booby?

On the Galápagos Islands, the only predator of Blue-footed Boobies is the Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis), the only diurnal bird of prey of the islands. This predator attacks nestling boobies when they attain 40% of their maximum weight and their parents begin to leave them unattended during parts of the day.

How did the blue-footed booby get its name?

The blue-footed booby is a seabird named for its very distinctive bright blue feet. ... The name “booby” comes from the Spanish word bobo – meaning foolish – and describes these species' clumsiness on land and willingness to approach people. Like all boobies, the blue-footed booby gets all of its food from marine sources.

What is a Blue-footed Booby typical habitat?

Habitat. The Blue-footed Booby is a true seabird—confined to marine habitats—although most birds spend their lives near the coast rather than in more distant pelagic (open-ocean) waters. Resting and roosting birds come near shore or onto shore, where they perch on rocks or other stable platforms.