Sula dactylatra, Masked booby

Sula dactylatra   Lesson, 1831

Masked booby
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Sula dactylatra

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Pelecaniformes | Sulidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Pelagic.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 92.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 2.1 kg (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 10.81 cm; tarsus: 6.2 cm; wing: 44.4 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Total Length: 81 to 92 cm; Wingspan: 152 cm (Ref. 8812). Largest and heaviest booby (Ref. 91362). Occupies the continental shelf, <100 km offshore (Ref. 356). Colonial breeder on marine islands. Moderately gregarious at sea. Does not typically trail ships. Prefers to fish in deep waters (Ref. 91362). Exhibits plunge-diving (Ref. 356, 91362).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Lepage, D. 2007. (Ref. 7816)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 10 August 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 17.9 - 28.1, mean 26 (based on 1184 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=10.47-21).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): High vulnerability (57 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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