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Sula dactylatra Lesson, 1831 Family: gannets, boobies Order: Pelecaniformes print version
Masked booby Fou masqué Piquero emmascarado Maskentölpel
Migration: range extension interoceanic, juveniles move great distances

Verbreitungskarte von Sula dactylatra Most adults spend all year in vicinity of colony. Extensive dispersal of young, and sometimes adults too; may forage over 1000 km from nearest land.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1992)


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(Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel)