Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Sula sula websteri

Origin: Native

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Breeding on Genovesa, Wolf, Darwin, Gardner-by-Floreana, and on San Cristóbal at Pitt Point and Pitt Islet (Wiedenfeld 2006).

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