Abbott's Booby © oiseaux.net

Male: General plumage off-white. Black eye-patch. Wings, black. Tail, black. Flank, black mark. Bill, pale grey, tipped black. Feet, blue. Legs, blue. Webbing, tipped black. Female: General plumage off-white. Black eye-patch. Wings, black. Tail, black. Flank, black mark. Bill, pink, tipped black. Feet, blue. Legs, blue. Webbing, tipped black. Immatures: General plumage off-white. Black eye-patch, bluer around eye. Wings, black. Tail, black. Flank, black mark. Bill, pale grey, tipped black. Feet, blue. Legs, blue. Webbing, tipped black. In flight, underwings nearly all white except for black margin at tips.

Vagrant to Australia.

© 2004 Birdpedia (Last update: 26/02/2007)		Breeds on Christmas Island and perhaps elsewhere in that region, disperses north to waters off Java. May extend to Australian seas.

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BirdLife International For more information about the Abbotts Booby see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet. Articles about the Abbotts Booby If you would like to read any articles about the Abbotts Booby... Show Articles (0) No Pictures of Abbotts Booby If Birdpedia has no pictures of Abbotts Booby or you would like to see more, then try the following...       From BING (4) No Videos of Abbotts Booby If Birdpedia has no videos of Abbotts Booby or you would like to see more, then try the following..       From BING (0) Where can I observe this species? Select an area (or leave blank) to see locations where this species has been recorded. Area   QLD NSW ACT VIC TAS SA WA NT NORFOLK LORDHOWE MACQUARIE HEARD COCOS CHRISTMAS ASHMORE OCEAN   All    Optional: Complete the following if you wish to restrict the reserve to within a given distance of a location. Please enter the Latitude and Longitiude of a given location together with the maximum distance (km) to display a list of reserves within that distance. You must enter a Latitude, a Longitude and a distance greater than 0.   Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          N S or   GPS help Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          E W or   Find GPS using Google Maps Distance Bearing     N NE E SE S SW W NW Get Sample GPS readings On What Field Trips was this species observed? Select an area (or leave blank), and a date range, to see field trips on which this species has been recorded. Area   QLD NSW ACT VIC TAS SA WA NT NORFOLK LORDHOWE MACQUARIE HEARD COCOS CHRISTMAS ASHMORE OCEAN   All    From To     Optional: Complete the following if you wish to restrict the reserve to within a given distance of a location. Please enter the Latitude and Longitiude of a given location together with the maximum distance (km) to display a list of reserves within that distance. You must enter a Latitude, a Longitude and a distance greater than 0.   Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          N S or   GPS help Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          E W or Distance Bearing     N NE E SE S SW W NW Get Sample GPS readings Latest Sightings for Abbotts Booby Select the Area to restrict the Sightings. Area   QLD NSW ACT VIC TAS SA WA NT NORFOLK LORDHOWE MACQUARIE HEARD COCOS CHRISTMAS ASHMORE OCEAN   All