Australasian Gannet vs Cocos Booby

Morus serrator comparado con Sula brewsteri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Australasian Gannet Cocos Booby
Nombre científico Morus serrator Sula brewsteri
Orden Suliformes Suliformes
Familia Sulidae Sulidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Not Evaluated
Longitud
Envergadura 92,2 cm (36.3 in)
Peso 2512,5 g (88.63 oz) 1285,4250000000002 g (45.34 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Australasian Gannet only

Ninguno

Cocos Booby only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Australasian Gannet

Not Evaluated

Cocos 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.

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.

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