Cape Gannet vs Blue-footed Booby

Morus capensis مقارنةً بـ Sula nebouxii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Cape Gannet Blue-footed Booby
الاسم العلمي Morus capensis Sula nebouxii
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Sulidae Sulidae
حالة الحفاظ Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 90,0 cm (35.4 in) 82,1 cm (32.3 in)
الوزن 2592,6666666666665 g (91.45 oz) 1590,0 g (56.09 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Cape Gannet only

بلا

Blue-footed Booby only

حالة الحفاظ

Endangered

Cape Gannet

Least Concern

Blue-footed 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.

Blue-footed Booby

76–84 cm. Brown-and-white; vivid turquoise-blue feet diagnostic. Breeds Galapagos, Pacific coast of South and Central America. Uses elaborate sky-pointing displays with blue feet. Feeds on anchovies by plunge-diving; highly susceptible to El Niño food shortages.

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