Galapagos – Birds – Red-footed Boobies

The third and smallest in the gannet group is the red-footed booby, which is rarely observed by visitors. He lives only on San Cristóbal, Genovesa, Wolf, Darwin, and a few tiny satellite islands off the Floreana coast.

His unmistakable trademark is the bright red waddling feet. It is the only booby to build its nest above the ground in bushes and trees.

By far the largest breeding colony of these acrobatic deep-sea fishermen is located on Genovesa. There are now over 150,000 couples living there!