Description Length: (excluding tail streamers) 38-43 cm. Colour: adult white with wing-tip, diagonal bar on the wing coverts, crescent...
Description Length: (excluding tail streamers) 38-43 cm. Colour: adult white with wing-tip, diagonal bar on the wing coverts, crescent through eye and some flank feathers black; bill yellow; legs yellow, feet black; immature white heavily barred black above and no streamers. Habitat: tropical seas near islands and at times off shore near mainland, not seen far out at sea. (<313><316><318>). Distribution: open ocean off the whole eastern african coast. [details]
additional sourceGallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342.[details]
additional sourceLiu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Description Length: (excluding tail streamers) 38-43 cm. Colour: adult white with wing-tip, diagonal bar on the wing coverts, crescent through eye and some flank feathers black; bill yellow; legs yellow, feet black; immature white heavily barred black above and no streamers. Habitat: tropical seas near islands and at times off shore near mainland, not seen far out at sea. (<313><316><318>). Distribution: open ocean off the whole eastern african coast. [details]