Cape Gannet vs Abbott's Booby

Morus capensis ile kıyaslandığında Papasula abbotti

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Cape Gannet Abbott's Booby
Bilimsel Ad Morus capensis Papasula abbotti
Takım Suliformes Suliformes
Familya Sulidae Sulidae
Koruma Durumu Endangered Endangered
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 90,0 cm (35.4 in) 88,5 cm (34.8 in)
Ağırlık 2592,6666666666665 g (91.45 oz) 1540,0 g (54.32 oz)
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Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1 1
Population Trend

Koruma Durumu

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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