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Nazca Booby
Sula granti
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About the Nazca Booby
The Nazca booby (Sula granti) 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.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Sula granti
- Family
- Boobies and Gannets
- Order
- Suliformes
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