Abbott’s booby

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Abbott’s booby is a large, endangered seabird known for its restricted breeding range on Australia’s remote Christmas Island and its distinctive black-and-white plumage.

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Abbott’s booby canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird
booby
endangered species
seabird
binomialName Papasula abbotti
breedingInterval typically every two to three years
breedsOn Christmas Island
class Aves
commonName Abbott’s booby self-link
conservationStatus Endangered
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
surface form: IUCN Red List
countryOfBreedingRange Australia
diet fish
squid
distribution eastern Indian Ocean
waters around Christmas Island
endemicTo Christmas Island
family Sulidae
firstDescribedBy William Robert Ogilvie-Grant
foragingStrategy plunge-diving
genus Papasula
habitat offshore marine waters
tropical ocean
hasDistinctiveFeature black-and-white plumage
long pointed bill
long pointed wings
hasPlumageColor black
white
hasPopulationTrend decreasing
hasRelative masked booby
red-footed booby
IUCNRedListCategory EN
kingdom Animalia
namedAfter William Louis Abbott
nestsIn emergent trees on Christmas Island
tall rainforest trees
order Suliformes
phylum Chordata
protectedIn Christmas Island National Park
rangeType highly restricted breeding range
reproduction lays one egg per breeding attempt
scientificName Papasula abbotti
taxonRank species
threatenedBy forest clearing
habitat loss
invasive species
wind turbulence from forest edge
yearDescribed 1893

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Christmas Island hasEndemicSpecies Abbott’s booby
Abbott’s booby commonName Abbott’s booby self-link