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Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) Female and male, respectively. Taken in Arraial do Cabo, Brazil. Known as Atobá-pardo, in Portuguese. Aves,Brazil,Brown booby,Geotagged,South America,Spring,Sula,Sula leucogaster,Sulidae,Suliformes,birds,booby,seabirds Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)

Female and male, respectively. Taken in Arraial do Cabo, Brazil. Known as Atobá-pardo, in Portuguese.

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    Nice find, Natalia! Posted 7 years ago

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The Brown Booby

The brown booby is a large seabird of the booby family, "Sulidae". They present sexual dimorphism. The female booby reaches about 80 centimetres in length, its wingspan measures up to 150 cm, and they can weigh up to 1,300 g. The male booby reaches about 75 centimetres in length, its wingspan measures up to 140 cm, and they can weigh up to 1,000 g.

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Similar species: Sulids
Species identified by Natalia Cara
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Uploaded Nov 28, 2017. Captured Nov 28, 2017 01:09 in R. Ponta do Sapê, 550 - Ponta do Sapê, Angra dos Reis - RJ, Brazil.
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