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Masked BoobyAlternate name(s): "Blue-faced Booby", "Masked Gannet" Size: 75-85 cm; wing span 1.6-1.7 m Weight:1.2-2.35 kg |
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Photos |
Race "fullagari"(?)
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Lateral view of a male Masked Booby (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Muttonbird Point, Lord Howe Island, November 2014]
View onto the upperparts of a male Masked Booby (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Muttonbird Point, Lord Howe Island, November 2014]
Near-dorsal view of a male Masked Booby in flight looking
back at the observer (photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Norfolk Island, January 2008]
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FEMALE |
View onto the upperparts of a female Masked Booby (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Muttonbird Point, Lord Howe Island, November 2014]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Colony of Masked Boobies nesting in tall grass; on the front left a
nestling can be seen (with its white downy
plumage
and grey bill), at the
top right one can see part of the mottled-grey
plumage of a juvenile,
fledged bird (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Muttonbird Point, Lord Howe Island, November 2014]
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Breeding information |
Breeding season: Sep - Nov | Eggs: 2 - 3 | Incubation period: ca. 44 days | Fledging age: ca. 120 days |
Depending on geographic latitude and conditions, Masked Boobies can breed almost any time of the year. The period listed in the table above indicates the peak breeding season. Usally only one chick will survive to fledging age.
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Nest |
"bungobittah", "lar", "malunna", "jindi" [bundjalung] = nest [Aboriginal] |
Type: Scrape | Material: Soil, grass | Height above ground: N/A |
Colony of Masked Boobies nesting in tall grass; at the centre an adult
bird with a begging nestling (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Muttonbird Point, Lord Howe Island, November 2014]
Colony of Masked Boobies nesting in tall grass; on the front left a
nestling can be seen (with its white downy
plumage
and grey bill), at the
top right one can see part of the mottled-grey
plumage of a juvenile,
fledged bird (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Muttonbird Point, Lord Howe Island, November 2014]
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Eggs |
"boyanga", "booyanga", "derinya", "dirandil", "koomura", "mirk", "ngampu", "nooluk", "pateena", "pum-pum" = Egg; "dirundirri" = eggs [Aboriginal]; "gawu" = eggs [gamilaraay] |
Size: 65 x 44 mm | Colour: Off-white | Shape: Tapered oval |