Cocos Booby vs Masked Booby

Sula brewsteri comparado con Sula dactylatra

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Cocos Booby Masked Booby
Nombre científico Sula brewsteri Sula dactylatra
Orden Suliformes Suliformes
Familia Sulidae Sulidae
Estado de conservación Not Evaluated Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 82,4 cm (32.4 in)
Peso 1285,4250000000002 g (45.34 oz) 1811,8 g (63.91 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Cocos Booby only

Ninguno

Masked Booby only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

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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