Summary
Seen regularly off shore on snorkel trips and occasionally from the beach in very low numbers. Fairly common in the Red Sea but only seen from KAUST on a few occasions, usually perched on one of the larger buoys offshore. Breeds on islands in the Red Sea.
Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)Status in KAUSTAbundance in KAUSTPlaces seen in KAUSTSouth BeachKing Abdullah Monument Golf Course Island mangroves Search pictures of Brown Booby in KAUST | Example Image![]() Image from Brian James |
Seasonality in KAUST (number of years since KAUST's founding when this species was observed in a given month):
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |