Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra tasmani)
ID: 154227
Photographer: © Ian Montgomery
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Location: Lord Howe Island New South Wales Australia
Date & Time: 14/5/13 10:52:12 AM
Original size (pixels): width 2000, height 1500
Aperture: f5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/800 sec
Focal Length: 400.0 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