Abbott's Booby vs Brown Booby

Papasula abbotti مقارنةً بـ Sula leucogaster

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Abbott's Booby Brown Booby
الاسم العلمي Papasula abbotti Sula leucogaster
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Sulidae Sulidae
حالة الحفاظ Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 88,5 cm (34.8 in) 77,7 cm (30.6 in)
الوزن 1540,0 g (54.32 oz) 1378,6750000000002 g (48.63 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Abbott's Booby only

بلا

Brown Booby only

حالة الحفاظ

Endangered

Abbott's Booby

Least Concern

Brown Booby

About These Birds

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.

Brown Booby

64–74 cm. Dark brown above; white belly and undertail; yellowish bill. The most widespread booby; breeds pantropically on islands worldwide. Feeds on fish and squid near land by plunge-diving; often follows ships. Ground or bush nester; aggressive and bold near colonies.

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