Lava Heron (Butorides sundevalli)

Lava Heron (Butorides sundevalli)

The color of the lava heron (Butorides sundevalli) looks rather dull and grey, until you get close up like this. In…


Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)

Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)

The juvenile yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea) looks very different from the adult but is recognized by…


Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)

Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)

Being used to the extremely shy European grey heron it was somewhat hard to know the yellow-crowned night heron…


Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)

Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)

Genovesa has a large population of boobies, and the mangrove-clad beach is no different. This is the "brown" plumage…


Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)

Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)

Hmm red-footed booby (Sula sula), you say...? These feet belong to a juvenile, which will have to wait for them to turn…


Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus)

Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus)

As with the other birds species on the beach of Genovesa, the swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus) is not at all…


Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus)

Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus)

The only beach on Genovesa has quite a few Swallow-tailed gulls among the Boobies and Fregate birds. The striking red…