Red-footed booby

Japanese: アカアシカツオドリ - あかあしかつおどり(英語表記)red-footed booby
Red-footed booby

A seabird of the family Pelecanidae. It has a total length of about 70 cm and a wingspan of 79 cm. It lives in warm waters around the world and eats flying fish and squid. It is nocturnal, nests in trees, and lays a single egg. In Japan, it breeds in the southern part of the Ryukyu Islands.

[Hiroshi Hasegawa]

[Reference] | Gannet

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

鳥綱ペリカン目カツオドリ科の海鳥。全長約70センチメートル、翼開長79センチメートル。世界の暖海域にすみ、トビウオやイカを食べる。夜行性で、樹上に営巣し、1卵を産む。日本では南西諸島南部で繁殖する。

[長谷川博]

[参照項目] | カツオドリ

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