The Blue-footed Booby Bird is a comical-looking tropical seabird with bright blue webbed feet and bluish facial skin. The head of the bird is a pale cinnamon-brown with dense white streaks. On the back of the neck, there is a white patch where the neck connects to the mantle.

The lower breast, central tail feathers and under parts are white. Its blue tapered bill has serrated edges that enables the bird to tightly grasp fish. Find out more!

The Blue-footed Booby bird plunges head first into the ocean, with its wings partly folded, to catch fish. It even catches flying fish when they are still in the air. The Blue-footed Booby bird can also dive for fish while it is in a swimming position.

Blue-footed Boobies have a very elaborate mating ritual. The male raises one blue foot in the air, then the other, as he struts in front of the female. His movements make him appear to be dancing as he stamps his blue feet up and down on the ground.

Both the male and the female stretch their necks and point their bills to the sky. The male spreads his wings and whistles. The female may tuck her head under her wing. Below you can view a short video showing the mating ritual of the Blue Footed Booby Bird.

The female Blue-footed Booby lays two to three pale blue or green eggs. Their nest is on the ground. The eggs take about 45 days to hatch. Both parents incubate the eggs using their feet. As the eggs start to hatch, the parents will rest the eggs on top of their feet.

The diet of the Blue-footed Booby consists entirely of fish. It dives into the ocean, sometimes from a great height, and swims underwater in pursuit of its prey. It hunts singly, in pairs or in larger flocks. When the lead bird sees a fish shoal in the water, it will signal the rest of the group and they will all dive together to catch the fish.