Cape Gannet vs Abbott's Booby

Morus capensis comparé à Papasula abbotti

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Attribut Cape Gannet Abbott's Booby
Nom scientifique Morus capensis Papasula abbotti
Ordre Suliformes Suliformes
Famille Sulidae Sulidae
Statut de conservation Endangered Endangered
Longueur
Envergure 90,0 cm (35.4 in) 88,5 cm (34.8 in)
Poids 2592,6666666666665 g (91.45 oz) 1540,0 g (54.32 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 1
Population Trend

Statut de conservation

Endangered

Cape Gannet

Endangered

Abbott's Booby

About These Birds

Cape Gannet

84–94 cm, wingspan 171 cm. White with black wingtips; yellow-buff head; blue-grey bill. Breeds only on islands off South Africa and Namibia in the Benguela upwelling. Endangered; dramatic decline due to food competition with purse-seine fisheries. Plunge-dives for anchovy.

Abbott's Booby

79 cm. Largely white with black flight feathers and tail; pink bill; blue facial skin. Only booby nesting in trees. Breeds Christmas Island (Indian Ocean). Endangered; fewer than 6,000 pairs; threatened by phosphate mining and introduced yellow crazy ants. Ranges Indian and Pacific oceans.

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