Sulidae is a family of pelecaniform waterbirds with a cosmopolitan range, they are the only extant family of the order that is exclusively oceanic, the family contains the boobies, gannets, and burungebom, there are a total of over twelve extant species under six genera and three subfamilies Taxonomy: • Family: Sulidae (Boobies, Gannets, and Burungebom) •• Subfamily: Papasulinae (Burungebom and Fossil Relatives) ••• Genus: Papasula (Burungebom Lineage) •••• Species: Papasula abbotti (Burungebom) •• Subfamily: Sulinae (Boobies) ••• Genus: Eusula (Purvian and Blue-Footed Boobies) •••• Species: Eusula nebouxii (Blue-Footed Booby) •••• Species: Eusula variegata (Peruvian Booby) ••• Genus: Sula (Red-Footed Boobies) •••• Species: Sula sula (Atlantic Red-Footed Booby) •••• Species: Sula rubripes (Pacific Red-Footed Booby) ••• Genus: Leptosula (Brown Boobies) •••• Species: Leptosula leucogaster (Atlantic Brown Booby) •••• Species: Leptosula plotus (Pacific Brown Booby) •• Subfamily: Morinae (Gannets) ••• Genus: Paramorus (Masked and Nazca Gannets) •••• Species: Paramorus dactylatrus (Masked Gannet) •••• Species: Paramorus granti (Nazca Gannet) ••• Genus: Morus (Typical Gannets) •••• Species: Morus serrator (Oceanian Gannet) •••• Species: Morus capensis (Cape Gannet) •••• Species: Morus bassanus (Northern Gannet)
