Australasian Gannet vs Peruvian Booby

Morus serrator verglichen mit Sula variegata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Australasian Gannet Peruvian Booby
Wissenschaftlicher Name Morus serrator Sula variegata
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Sulidae Sulidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 92,2 cm (36.3 in) 74,1 cm (29.2 in)
Gewicht 2512,5 g (88.63 oz) 1406,25 g (49.60 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Australasian Gannet only

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Peruvian Booby only

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Erhaltungsstatus

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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