Nazca boobies are the largest species of booby, and like the others, they raise chicks with thick coats of downy fluff.
As it grows up, this chick will dark brown plumage that looks very similar to that of the masked booby. In the past, this has caused them to be misidentified as the same species.
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Nazca Booby With Chick was last modified: June 2nd, 2020 by