Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderSuliformes
- FamilySulidae (Boobies and Gannets)
- GenusSula (Typical Boobies)
- SpeciesSula dactylatra (Masked Booby)
Closest Relatives at Machalilla National Park
Blue-footed Booby
Sula nebouxii
Nazca Booby
Sula granti
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
Peruvian Booby
Sula variegata
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens
Neotropic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Guanay Cormorant
Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isla del Coco National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 17 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Masked Booby in Machalilla National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Masked Booby sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Masked Booby in Machalilla National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Masked Booby in Machalilla National Park in our monthly data.