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Sula variegata (Tschudi, 1843) Family: gannets, boobies Order: Pelecaniformes print version
Peruvian booby Fou varié Piquero peruano Guanotölpel
Migration: partial intracontinental

Verbreitungskarte von Sula variegata Largely sedentary, but occurrence of El Nino (see page 341) causes mass desertion of area and large-scale vagrancy N to Colombia or further S in Chile. Small numbers occur all year round off S Ecuador, though no breeding. Chilean population bolstered by influx of migrants, Mar-Oct.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1992)


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(Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel)