Sulidae

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{{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Sulidae | image = Brown booby.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = Brown Booby, Sula leucogaster | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Aves | ordo = Pelecaniformes | familia = Sulidae | familia_authority = Reichenbach, 1849 | subdivision_ranks = Genera | subdivision =

• Morus
• Sula
• Papasula

}}

The bird family Sulidae comprises the gannets and boobies. Both groups are medium-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish. The species in this family are often considered congeneric.

External links

• Sulidae videos on the Internet Bird Collection

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