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Lives, Habitats & Pictures of the Boobies

There are four types of boobies that have been reported seen on the seas surrounding Cuba. They include the Northern Gannet and it is included as a member of the booby family. The boobies are large seabirds, known for their high dives from extreme heights into the waters below, shaping their bodies into dart-like forms in order to capture fish.

The other three boobies are the Red-footed Booby, Brown Booby and the Masked Booby, and can all be seen on nesting grounds in the Dry Tortugas, located on a group of sandy islands off the coast of the Florida Keys.

Click on the bird name below to see pictures of the Boobies seen in Cuba

Brown Booby

Masked Booby

Red-footed Booby

Northern Gannet

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