Cocos Booby vs Masked Booby

Sula brewsteri verglichen mit Sula dactylatra

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Merkmal Cocos Booby Masked Booby
Wissenschaftlicher Name Sula brewsteri Sula dactylatra
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Sulidae Sulidae
Erhaltungsstatus Not Evaluated Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 82,4 cm (32.4 in)
Gewicht 1285,4250000000002 g (45.34 oz) 1811,8 g (63.91 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Cocos Booby only

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Masked Booby only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Not Evaluated

Cocos Booby

Least Concern

Masked Booby

About These Birds

Cocos Booby

76–84 cm. Brown and white booby restricted to Cocos Island and nearby east Pacific islands; sometimes treated as subspecies of Brown Booby. Plunge-dives for fish in productive eastern Pacific waters. Near Threatened; small breeding range; feeds on flying fish and anchovy.

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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