# Booby

A booby is a seabird in the genus Sula, part of the family Sulidae. Boobies are closely related to the gannets (Morus), which were formerly included in Sula.

![a blue-footed booby](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Blue-footed_Booby_%28Sula_nebouxii%29_-one_leg_raised.jpg)