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Sula dactylatra

Lulu (PK)

Masked Booby

Multimedia & Additional Resources

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Open this image in pop-up window Image: Adult in flight and landing 30KB
Open this image in pop-up window Image: Immature adult, Female and Male 46KB
Open this image in pop-up window Image: Face of a plunge diver 22KB
Open this image in pop-up window Image: Female on nest 315KB
Open this image in pop-up window Image: Female (right) returning to nest, male (left) welcomes her 193KB
Open this image in pop-up window Image: Similar species: Boobys 327KB

General Information

COMMON NAMES: Masked Booby, Blue-faced Booby; German Maskentölpel

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Kena (PL), Lulu (PK)

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native, Resident Breeder; Marine, pelagic, nest on Land

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: ; Nationally endangered (seriously)

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
+V
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Northern Group: Present
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
-
-
+V
-
P

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Scientific Taxonomy

Sula dactylatra Lesson, 1831
TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); TETRAPODA; AVES; NEORNITHES; Pelecaniformes; SULIDAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zupM05a

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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