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Cocos Booby

Sula brewsteri

Not Evaluated
Peso
1285,4250000000002 g
Familia
Sulidae
Orden
Suliformes

Acerca de

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.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Peso 1285,4250000000002 g 45.34 oz

Habitat & Range

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: CP,HC,SA. Incubation: 42 days. Fledging: 90 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

1-2

Taxonomía

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Orden Suliformes (Piqueros y Cormoranes)
Familia Sulidae (Alcatraces y Piqueros)
Genus Sula
Especies Sula brewsteri

External Databases

Preguntas frecuentes

How does the Cocos Booby nest?
Nest type: CP,HC,SA. Incubation: 42 days. Fledging: 90 days.
How big is the Cocos Booby?
The Cocos Booby has a weight of 1285.4250000000002 g.
What order and family does the Cocos Booby belong to?
The Cocos Booby (Sula brewsteri) belongs to the order Suliformes and the family Sulidae.

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