[order] SULIFORMES | [family] Sulidae | [latin] Papasula abbotti | [UK] Abbotts Booby | [FR] Fou d’Abbott | [DE] Abbott-Tolpel | [ES] Piquero de Abbott | [NL] Abbotts Gent Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Sula abbotti Papasula abbotti IO ne Physical charateristics 79 cm. Black-and-white booby. Dark eye […]
Tag: Gannets and boobies
Cape Gannet (Morus capensis)
[order] SULIFORMES | [family] Sulidae | [latin] Morus capensis | [UK] Cape Gannet | [FR] Fou du Cap | [DE] Kaptolpel | [ES] Alcatraz del Cabo | [NL] Kaapse Jan van Gent Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Cape gannets are easily identified by their large size, silky black and white plumage and the distinctive golden-yellow […]
Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
[order] SULIFORMES | [family] Sulidae | [latin] Sula dactylatra | [UK] Masked Booby | [FR] Fou masque | [DE] Maskentolpel | [ES] Piquero Enmascarado | [NL] Maskergent Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Sula dactylatra TrO widespread Sula dactylatra bedouti s and e Indian Ocean Sula dactylatra californica islands […]
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)
[order] SULIFORMES | [family] Sulidae | [latin] Morus bassanus | [UK] Northern Gannet | [FR] Fou de Bassan | [DE] Basstolpel | [ES] Alcatraz Atlantico | [NL] Jan van Gent Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics The Northern Gannet is one of three subspecies of Gannet Morus bassanus in the world: the other two occur along […]
Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
[order] Pelecaniformes | [family] Sulidae | [latin] Sula leucogaster | [UK] Brown Booby | [FR] Fou brun | [DE] Weissbauchtolpel | [ES] Piquero Pardo | [IT] Sula fosca | [NL] Bruine Gent Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Microcarbo leucogaster Sula leucogaster Sula leucogaster TrO widespread Sula leucogaster brewsteri […]