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Sula leucogaster
Basic stats
Diet
Fish, especially flying fish, caught by diving from height
Habitat
Tropical coasts and islands, foraging over inshore waters
Range
Pantropical
Clutch size
1–2 eggs
Incubation period
About 42–46 days
Size
Large (64–74cm)
Wingspan
~132–150cm
Weight
~900–1,600g
A chocolate-brown seabird with a sharply contrasting white belly and yellow feet, the booby most likely to be seen from Bornean shorelines.
Often roosts on navigation buoys, fishing platforms and rocky islets, plunge-diving for fish in inshore and nearshore waters around the coast.
