Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae)
Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) - HBW 1, p. 324
French: Fou masqué
German: Maskentölpel
Spanish: Piquero Enmascarado
Other common names: Blue-faced/White Booby
Taxonomy: Sula dactylatra Lesson, 1831, Ascension Island.
Hybridization with S. leucogaster has been recorded. Five subspecies recognized; a sixth, bedouti, sometimes accepted.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- dactylatra Lesson, 1831 - – Caribbean and SW Atlantic.
- melanops Heuglin, 1859 - – W Indian Ocean.
- personata Gould, 1846 - – E Indian Ocean, W & C Pacific.
- dactylatra Lesson, 1831 - – Caribbean and SW Atlantic.
- melanops Heuglin, 1859 - – W Indian Ocean.
- personata Gould, 1846 - – E Indian Ocean, W & C Pacific.
- fullagari O'Brien & Davies, 1990 - – N Tasman Sea.
- granti Rothschild, 1902 - – E Pacific.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A pair on the nest taking turns to brood a hatchling Locality Genovesa, Galapagos Islands (ssp granti)
Anna Motis 19 August 2005 5 years ago 33 sec 4.8 -
An adult male displaying from its nest Locality Genovesa, Galapagos Islands (ssp granti)
Anna Motis 19 August 2005 5 years ago 45 sec 4.8 -
A close-up of the head of an adult in its nest Locality Genovesa, Galapagos Islands (ssp granti)
Anna Motis 19 August 2005 5 years ago 42 sec 4.8 -
Pairs bonding and preening at their breeding territories Locality Genovesa, Galapagos Islands (ssp granti)
Greg Baker 27 September 2004 12 weeks ago 40 sec 4.8 -
Several close views of birds in the colony, including one with an egg Locality Genovesa, Galapagos Islands (ssp granti)
Peter van Dam 6 June 2005 5 years ago 46 sec 4.8 -
An adult preening next to its resting chick Locality Genovesa, Galapagos Islands (ssp granti)
Anna Motis 19 August 2005 5 years ago 20 sec 4.8
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Frontal close-up of adult's head
Locality Redonda Island, Antigua and Barbuda (ssp dactylatra)
Mikko Pyhälä 21 September 2012 35 weeks ago 4.4 -
Adults displaying
Locality Chesterfield Islands, New Caledonia
Julien Baudat-Franceschi 31 May 2012 41 weeks ago 4.3 -
Two birds displaying.
Locality Galapagos Islands (ssp granti)
jorgerubio 29 March 2009 3 years ago 4.2 -
Lateral close-up of head
Locality Redonda Island, Antigua and Barbuda (ssp dactylatra)
Mikko Pyhälä 21 September 2012 35 weeks ago 4.2 -
Piquero Enmascarado
Locality Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil
Miguel Andina 19 April 2012 41 weeks ago 4.2 -
Looking down on a bird following a cruise ship
Locality Bahamas (ssp dactylatra)
Stuart Fisher 28 May 2010 2 years ago 4.2
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