Australasian Gannet vs Abbott's Booby

Morus serrator مقارنةً بـ Papasula abbotti

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Australasian Gannet Abbott's Booby
الاسم العلمي Morus serrator Papasula abbotti
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Sulidae Sulidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 92,2 cm (36.3 in) 88,5 cm (34.8 in)
الوزن 2512,5 g (88.63 oz) 1540,0 g (54.32 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Australasian Gannet only

Abbott's Booby only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Australasian Gannet

Endangered

Abbott's Booby

About These Birds

Australasian Gannet

84–91 cm, wingspan 165–185 cm. White with black wingtips; yellow wash on head; grey-blue bill. Breeds SE Australia and New Zealand coasts; ranges throughout Australasian seas. Feeds on fish by plunge-diving from height. Closely related to Northern Gannet; declining at some colonies.

Abbott's Booby

79 cm. Largely white with black flight feathers and tail; pink bill; blue facial skin. Only booby nesting in trees. Breeds Christmas Island (Indian Ocean). Endangered; fewer than 6,000 pairs; threatened by phosphate mining and introduced yellow crazy ants. Ranges Indian and Pacific oceans.

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