Masked Booby Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
A magnificent seabird of tropical oceans, the Masked Booby looks like a Northern Gannet in disguise. These lanky seabirds are snowy white like gannets, but with a blackish “mask” of skin at the base of the bill, as well as more extensive black in the flight feathers. The name “booby” derives from the Spanish bobo (for "fool”), possibly because of their ungainly courtship dances. Like other boobies, they nest in large colonies and forage at sea, making spectacular plunges into the ocean to capture fish and squid.
Citizen Science: Be Part of Something Bigger
Featured Birds – Page 2 – BirdsCaribbean
Similar Species to Masked Booby, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of
9 Interesting Facts About Blue-footed Boobies
Plumages, Molts, and Structure - Masked Booby - Sula dactylatra
Division of Forestry and Wildlife: Wildlife Program
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Similar Species to Masked Booby, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of
Manu Minute: The Boobies of Hawai'i
ADW: Sula: INFORMATION
Pt. Pinos booby in July 2017
How Many Birds are in North America?