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

Fou masqué
adult
Fou masqué
First year

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

Fou masqué
immature

Habitat

Fou masqué
adult

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

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 21-10-2020
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