Australasian Gannet vs Peruvian Booby

Morus serrator مقارنةً بـ Sula variegata

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Australasian Gannet Peruvian Booby
الاسم العلمي Morus serrator Sula variegata
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Sulidae Sulidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 92,2 cm (36.3 in) 74,1 cm (29.2 in)
الوزن 2512,5 g (88.63 oz) 1406,25 g (49.60 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Australasian Gannet only

بلا

Peruvian Booby only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Australasian Gannet

Least Concern

Peruvian 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.

Peruvian Booby

74 cm. Dark brown above; white below; blue-grey bill and feet. Breeds on Humboldt Current islands of Peru and Chile; highly abundant. Feeds on anchovy in the Benguela-like upwelling; one of the most productive seabird fisheries. Population crashes severely during El Niño.

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