Cocos Booby vs Peruvian Booby

Sula brewsteri verglichen mit Sula variegata

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Merkmal Cocos Booby Peruvian Booby
Wissenschaftlicher Name Sula brewsteri Sula variegata
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Sulidae Sulidae
Erhaltungsstatus Not Evaluated Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 74,1 cm (29.2 in)
Gewicht 1285,4250000000002 g (45.34 oz) 1406,25 g (49.60 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-2 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Peruvian Booby only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Not Evaluated

Cocos Booby

Least Concern

Peruvian 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.

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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