Masked Booby

Sula dactylatra - Fou masqué

Systematics

Order
:
Suliformes
Family
:
Sulidés
Genus
:
Sula
Species
:
dactylatra

Descriptor

Lesson, RP, 1831

Biometrics

Size
: 92 cm
Wingspan
: 152 à 170 cm.
Weight
: 1220 à 2350 g

Longevity

15 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) is a species of bird in the Sulidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Sula dactylatra dactylatra (Caribbean and sw Atlantic islands)
Sula dactylatra melanops (Red Sea, nw Indian Ocean)
Sula dactylatra tasmani (Tasman Sea)
Sula dactylatra personata (s, e Indian Ocean and the Pacific to islands off w Mexico and w South America.)

Foreign names

Fou masqué,
Piquero enmascarado,
atobá-grande,
Maskentölpel,
álarcos szula,
Maskergent,
Sula mascherata,
masksula,
Maskesule,
sula masková,
terej maskový,
Maskesule,
naamiosuula,
Brilmalgas,
mascarell emmascarat,
Grímusúla,
głuptak maskowy,
melnsejas sulla,
zakrinkani strmoglavec,
Голуболицая олуша,
Angsa-batu topeng,
アオツラカツオドリ,
蓝脸鲣鸟,
นกบู๊บบี้หน้าดำ,
藍臉鰹鳥,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Intertidal : Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches