Cape Gannet vs Cocos Booby

Morus capensis مقارنةً بـ Sula brewsteri

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Cape Gannet Cocos Booby
الاسم العلمي Morus capensis Sula brewsteri
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Sulidae Sulidae
حالة الحفاظ Endangered Not Evaluated
الطول
طول الجناح 90,0 cm (35.4 in)
الوزن 2592,6666666666665 g (91.45 oz) 1285,4250000000002 g (45.34 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Cape Gannet only

بلا

Cocos Booby only

حالة الحفاظ

Endangered

Cape Gannet

Not Evaluated

Cocos Booby

About These Birds

Cape Gannet

84–94 cm, wingspan 171 cm. White with black wingtips; yellow-buff head; blue-grey bill. Breeds only on islands off South Africa and Namibia in the Benguela upwelling. Endangered; dramatic decline due to food competition with purse-seine fisheries. Plunge-dives for anchovy.

Cocos Booby

76–84 cm. Brown and white booby restricted to Cocos Island and nearby east Pacific islands; sometimes treated as subspecies of Brown Booby. Plunge-dives for fish in productive eastern Pacific waters. Near Threatened; small breeding range; feeds on flying fish and anchovy.

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