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Line 1: − The '''booby''' is a large seabird, similar to the [[gannet]]. The main differences are that boobies rest on land, and gannets at sea, and that boobies are birds of the [[tropics]] and subtropics where as gannets live near the [[Arctic]] and [[Antarctic]]. They are about the size of a [[goose]]. They catch fish by diving into the sea to catch them. Boobies nest in colonies on remote islands where their chicks are safe from predators.+ − + − There are four species found in American waters: − [[Image:Blue-footed booby.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Blue-footed booby]] − *[[Blue-footed Booby]] - breeds on islands off California and [[Mexico]], but can stray to the [[Salton Sea]], [[Arizona]] and [[Texas]]. − *[[Red-footed Booby]] - a rare visitor to the [[Dry Tortugas]] and [[California]]. This, at 28 inches, is the smallest species. − *[[Brown Booby]] - also a rare visitor to both coasts of the mainland United States, but it nests in the [[Baja California]] region. − [[Image:Masked boobies.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Nasca boobies]] − *[[Masked Booby]] - breeds on the Dry Tortugas but often strays to southern coasts. This is the largest of the Boobies at 32 inches in length. − *[[Nazca Booby]] - A species of Booby similiar to Masked Boobies and native to the Galapagos. Untill recently it was believed to be the same species as the Masked Booby. − − ==Source== − *''National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America'' (National Geographic 2002) − − [[Category:birds]]
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