Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra tasmani)
Photo of juvenile Tasman Masked Booby (note white collar which distinguishes it form adult Brown Booby).
ID: 140697
Photographer: © Ian Montgomery
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Location: Duncombe Bay Norfolk Island Australia
Date & Time: 12/3/12 11:59:20 AM
Original size (pixels): width 3200, height 2400
Aperture: f4.0
Shutter Speed: 1/2000 sec
Focal Length: 500.0 mm
Races vary in size and colour of iris, bill, legs and feet. Indo-Pacific race has orange-yellow iris and dark khaki legs and feet; Tasman race (breeds Lord Howe, Norfolk and Kermadec Is) is similar to Indo-Pacific race but has unique dark brown iris; nominate race (Carribean and Western Atlantic) is smaller with yellowish legs and feet.
Gallery revised on Friday, 18 January 2019