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Abbott's Booby

Papasula abbotti

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Sulidae

Abbott's booby (Papasula abbotti) is an endangered seabird of the sulid family, which includes gannets and boobies. It is a large booby and is placed within its own monotypic genus. It was first identified from a specimen collected by William Louis Abbott, who discovered it on Assumption Island in 1892.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 31