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Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii
The status of the Blue-footed Booby is a bit unclear in our region. There have been a number of records of birds on Los Farallones, which is a small group of rocky islands in the mouth of the Gulf of Fonseca. They were formerly owned by Honduras (and hence the Blue-footed Booby is often found on Honduran lists), but is now part of Nicaragua. Monroe saw more than 75 birds when he visited in October. Locals told him that they breed there in the early spring months, but breeding has not been confirmed by any visiting ornithologist. Whether or not they are local breeders, it is evident that they are regular in the area of the Gulf of Fonseca, even if there are no actual records yet from Honduras. This species was not seen on either of my pelagic trips off the Pacific coast. Komar and Dominguez give only three records for El Salvador. Land does not include the species for Guatemala, nor does Knut Eisermann in his species list for the country (Cayayabirding.com). Jehl did not see this species at all during intensive observations off the Pacific coast of northern Central America between 10th and 17th April 1973.