Australasian Gannet vs Cocos Booby

Morus serrator comparado com Sula brewsteri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Australasian Gannet Cocos Booby
Nome científico Morus serrator Sula brewsteri
Ordem Suliformes Suliformes
Família Sulidae Sulidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Not Evaluated
Comprimento
Envergadura 92,2 cm (36.3 in)
Peso 2512,5 g (88.63 oz) 1285,4250000000002 g (45.34 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Australasian Gannet only

Nenhum

Cocos Booby only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

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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