Nazca Booby
Sula granti
Least ConcernAves · Suliformes · Sulidae
About
The Nazca booby is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae, native to the eastern Pacific. First described by Walter Rothschild in 1902, it was long considered a subspecies of the masked booby until recognised as distinct genetically and behaviorally in 2002. It has a typical sulid body shape, with a long pointed orange-yellow bill, long neck, aerodynamic body, long slender wings and pointed tail. The adult is bright white with black and white wings, a black tail and a dark face mask.
Fun Fact
He wrote of a distinctive booby there, which he and William Robert Ogilvie-Grant diagnosed as the Peruvian booby (Sula variegata), then only known from juvenile plumage.
Quick Facts
Habitat
To be updated
Diet
Preys on small fish caught by diving at high speed from flight into the ocean.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance