Australasian Gannet vs Abbott's Booby

Morus serrator comparado com Papasula abbotti

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Australasian Gannet Abbott's Booby
Nome científico Morus serrator Papasula abbotti
Ordem Suliformes Suliformes
Família Sulidae Sulidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 92,2 cm (36.3 in) 88,5 cm (34.8 in)
Peso 2512,5 g (88.63 oz) 1540,0 g (54.32 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Australasian Gannet only

Abbott's Booby only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Australasian Gannet

Endangered

Abbott's 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.

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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