Cape Gannet vs Cocos Booby

Morus capensis 对比 Sula brewsteri

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Cape Gannet Cocos Booby
学名 Morus capensis Sula brewsteri
Suliformes Suliformes
Sulidae Sulidae
保护状况 Endangered Not Evaluated
体长
翼展 90.0 cm (35.4 in)
体重 2592.6666666666665 g (91.45 oz) 1285.4250000000002 g (45.34 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Cape Gannet only

Cocos Booby only

保护状况

Endangered

Cape Gannet

Not Evaluated

Cocos 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.

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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