BirdUp · Species
Abbott's Booby
Papasula abbotti(Ridgway, 1893)
At a glance
The Abbott's Booby is a very large bird, about 79 cm long, listed as Endangered and endemic to Australia. It is best seen in summer.
- Size
- 79 cm
- Conservation status
- Endangered
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Summer
- Commonness
- Rare
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does an Abbott's Booby look like?
The Abbott's Booby is a very large bird, about 79 cm long and weighing 1250–1720 g.
Abbott's booby is an endangered seabird of the sulid family, which includes gannets and boobies. It is a large booby and is placed within its own monotypic genus. It was first identified from a specimen collected by William Louis Abbott, who discovered it on Assumption Island in 1892.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see an Abbott's Booby?
The Abbott's Booby is recorded across its Australian range in every month except March, June and October.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does an Abbott's Booby eat?
The Abbott's Booby feeds on fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.
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