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Nazca booby

Sula granti

Description:

The Nazca Booby is a booby found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, primarily on the Galápagos Islands. It was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the Masked Booby but is now recognized as a separate species. They differ in regard to ecological and morphological as well as mtDNA cytochrome b sequence data.

Habitat:

Isla Genovesa, Galapagos

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13 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Gerardo!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Wow fantastic series :)

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Gilma!
Well patty, not boobies necessarily but I do have some ideas for the blog!

patty
patty 11 years ago

You seem to have done an intese booby research; you should write a blog about it Karen. Can´t wait to read it =)

Gorgeous Series, lovely bird.... : )

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thank you for you kind comments Bernadette, Ava & Harsha!

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 11 years ago

Amazing bird!

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

Terrific series.

Bernadette S
Bernadette S 11 years ago

Love that first shot!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Satyen!

Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Awesome closeup :-)

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Juan!

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 11 years ago

very cool!

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Parroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

Spotted on Nov 24, 2012
Submitted on Dec 17, 2012

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