Sula

genus of birds
Taxon taxon Q612817
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Sula

Summary

Sula is a taxon[1]. Sula ranks in the top 0.49% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,161 views/month, #955 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sula's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Sula is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Sula belongs to the parent taxon Sulidae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Sula is Sula[6].
  • Sula's Commons category is recorded as Sula[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Sula is Pelecanus leucogaster[8].
  • Sula's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Boobies[9].
  • Sula's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • Sula's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Sula is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Booby'}[12].
  • Sula is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'strmoglavec'}[13].
  • Sula's different from is recorded as Sula[14].
  • Sula's taxon range is recorded as United Kingdom[15].

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Classification

Sula's scientific name is Sula[6]. Sula is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Sula is classified within Sulidae[5]. The taxonomic type of Sula is Pelecanus leucogaster[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Booby'}[12] and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'strmoglavec'}[13].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 3785[16] and 493997[17]. Sula's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 32641[18]. Sula's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45509066[19]. Sula's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480966[20]. Sula's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174697[21].

Why It Matters

Sula ranks in the top 0.49% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,161 views/month, #955 of 195,241).[2] Sula has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Sula is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] . antigo.museu-goeldi.br. Retrieved . antigo.museu-goeldi.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomic type Pelecanus leucogaster
    Parent taxon Sulidae
    Instance of taxon
    Taxon range United Kingdom
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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