Australasian Gannet vs Cocos Booby

Morus serrator comparé à Sula brewsteri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Australasian Gannet Cocos Booby
Nom scientifique Morus serrator Sula brewsteri
Ordre Suliformes Suliformes
Famille Sulidae Sulidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Not Evaluated
Longueur
Envergure 92,2 cm (36.3 in)
Poids 2512,5 g (88.63 oz) 1285,4250000000002 g (45.34 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Australasian Gannet only

Aucun(e)

Cocos Booby only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

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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