Abbott's Booby vs Masked Booby

Papasula abbotti verglichen mit Sula dactylatra

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Merkmal Abbott's Booby Masked Booby
Wissenschaftlicher Name Papasula abbotti Sula dactylatra
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Sulidae Sulidae
Erhaltungsstatus Endangered Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 88,5 cm (34.8 in) 82,4 cm (32.4 in)
Gewicht 1540,0 g (54.32 oz) 1811,8 g (63.91 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1-2
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Habitat Comparison

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Erhaltungsstatus

Endangered

Abbott's Booby

Least Concern

Masked 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.

Masked Booby

74–92 cm. White with black wingtips and tail; yellow bill; white orbital skin. Breeds tropical Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian ocean islands; the largest booby. Feeds on fish and squid by high plunge-dives. Often displaces other boobies at nest sites; aggressive.

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