Peruvian Booby

Peruvian Booby

Sula variegata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Paracas National Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
70–80
Feb
60–70
Mar
70–80
Apr
70–80
May
80–90
Jun
80–90
Jul
70–80
Aug
60–70
Sep
80–90
Oct
60–70
Nov
60–70
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
70–80%
2 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
0–10%
3 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
4 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
5 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
Insufficient data
6 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
7 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Peruvian Booby in Paracas National Reserve?

About 73% of visitor-days record a Peruvian Booby sighting in Paracas National Reserve, based on 343 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Peruvian Booby in Paracas National Reserve?

June has the highest sighting rate for Peruvian Booby in Paracas National Reserve in our monthly data.

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