ARKive - Abbott's booby - Papasula abbotti- species related by habitat

Species that live in a similar habitat to the Abbott's booby (Papasula abbotti)

Christmas frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi)
The Christmas frigatebird is a very large, mostly black seabird with a glossy green sheen to feathers of the head and back. Females are... More 12 Images 5 Videos
Hawaiian petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis)
Information on the Hawaiian petrel is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Henderson petrel (Pterodroma atrata)
Named after the only island on which it is known to breed, the Henderson petrel is a medium-sized, slightly built gadfly petrel (Pterodroma... More 2 Images 2 Videos
Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
The ruddy turnstone is a small, stocky, brightly-patterned shorebird, named for its habit of turning over objects such as stones, shells and... More 19 Images 0 videos
Christmas Island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis)
Information on the Christmas Island red crab is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 25 Images 4 Videos
Great frigatebird (Fregata minor)
With the largest wing area to body mass ratio of any bird, frigatebirds are wonderfully adapted for an aerial lifestyle. These birds have a... More 45 Images 5 Videos
Snares crested penguin (Eudyptes robustus)
This medium-sized species has the immediately recogniseable pattern of most penguins of snowy-white underparts and dark blue-black... More 26 Images 7 Videos
Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus)
The southern giant petrel is, as the name suggests, a very large bird, with impressive long, pointed wings and a huge bill. Like all species... More 53 Images 7 Videos
Chilean skua (Catharacta chilensis)
Information on the Chilean skua is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri)
Erect-crested penguins are perhaps some of the most mysterious of all penguin species. This species is one of the largest of the crested... More 21 Images 3 Videos
Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata)
The waved albatross is unique in being the largest bird in the Galapagos Islands, and the only albatross species found entirely within the... More 49 Images 5 Videos
Southern skua (Catharacta antarctica)
Information on the southern skua is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 16 Images 0 videos
Masked booby (Sula dactylatra)
Information on the masked booby is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 32 Images 5 Videos
Christmas shearwater (Puffinus nativitatis)
A medium-sized, slender-bodied shearwater of the Procellidae family, the Christmas shearwater (Puffinus nativitatis) has a uniformly sooty... More 6 Images 0 videos
Great black-backed gull (Larus marinus)
The largest of the gulls, the great black-backed gull (Larus marinus) is a dominating predator that has been described as a “merciless... More 37 Images 0 videos
Black tern (Chlidonias niger)
A small, graceful tern species, the black tern is unmistakable during the breeding season, when it displays the distinctive dark plumage for... More 19 Images 4 Videos
South polar skua (Catharacta maccormicki)
A widespread and prominent bird of the Antarctic, the south polar skua (Catharacta maccormicki) has a rather notorious reputation as a... More 17 Images 0 videos
Lava gull (Larus fuliginosus)
There are less than 800 lava gulls alive, making this the rarest gull in the world. The name comes from its dark sooty-grey plumage, which... More 20 Images 1 Video
Brown skua (Catharacta lonnbergi)
Information on the brown skua is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Great skua (Catharacta skua)
Information on the great skua is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 8 Images 0 videos
Cape cormorant (Phalacrocorax capensis)
The most distinctive feature of this southern African seabird is the bright orange-yellow patch of bare skin at the base of its bill, which... More 26 Images 1 Video
Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
The black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) is a small, graceful, cliff-nesting gull, named for its loud, nasal ‘kitti-wake’ call. As its... More 58 Images 3 Videos
Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus)
Information on the swallow-tailed gull is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 32 Images 1 Video
Tristan albatross (Diomedea dabbenena)
With an enormous wingspan that can exceed three metres, the huge Tristan albatross is well adapted for gliding the ocean airs. Previously... More 23 Images 4 Videos
Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is the largest of all crocodilians, and the largest reptile in the world, with unconfirmed... More 36 Images 11 Videos
Grey petrel (Procellaria cinerea)
Despite being called petrels, Procellaria species are thought to be more closely related to Calonectris shearwaters than to other petrels... More 7 Images 0 videos
Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)
The Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) is named in honour of the maritime explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who first recorded it... More 49 Images 10 Videos
Ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea)
This distinctive gull is most striking in appearance when in its pure white adult plumage, which blends beautifully into its icy, Arctic... More 13 Images 3 Videos
Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)
Named after one of the islands on which it breeds, the Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) is a large bird with extremely long wings... More 49 Images 18 Videos
Trindade petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana)
A highly oceanic bird, the Trindade petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana) roams across three of the world’s oceans. The name petrel derives from... More 6 Images 0 videos

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