Adult blue-footed booby Sula nebouxii in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. Adult blue-footed booby Sula nebouxii in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador MORE INFO The name ´booby´ came fro the Spanish for ´bobo´ meaning stupid, in reference to the lack of fear exhibited in these birds here in the Galapagos The Galapagos are a nesting and breeding area for blue-footed boobies