The Red-footed Booby is a highly variable seabird with more color morphs than any other booby. The diagnostic red feet are shared with no other booby. It breeds on tropical Pacific islands including Hawaii. It is the most arboreal booby, nesting in trees and shrubs rather than on open ground.
Habitat
Tropical Pacific islands including Hawaii; very rare on continental US coasts
Diet
Flying fish and squid caught in aerial dives
How common
Rare
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