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 Translation for 'masked booby' from English to Finnish
NOUN   a masked booby | masked boobies
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naamiosuula {noun} [Sula dactylatra]
masked booby
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punajalkasuula {noun} [Sula sula]
red-footed booby
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naamiosuula {noun} [Sula dactylatra]
blue-faced booby
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valko-otsalepinkäinen {noun} [Lanius nubicus]
masked shrike
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naamiohyyppä {noun} [Vanellus miles]
masked lapwing
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naamiosuula {noun} [Sula dactylatra]
masked gannet
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täplätornipöllö {noun} [Tyto aurantia]
golden masked owl
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Usage Examples English
  • When non-obligate siblicidal blue-footed boobies were swapped with obligate siblicidal masked booby chicks, it was found that the blue-footed chicks exhibited more siblicidal behavior.
  • Similarly, the blue-footed booby chicks placed with the masked booby parents committed siblicide more often than they normally did, indicating that parental intervention also affects the offspring's behavior.
  • The breeding marine avifauna of Alijos Rocks currently consists of Leach's storm-petrel (a presumed breeder, probably a few pairs), red-billed tropicbird (14 birds), masked booby (100), and sooty tern (250).
  • The masked booby is one of six species of booby in the genus "Sula".
  • The island is an important breeding ground for various bird species, namely the masked booby, greater crested tern, sooty tern and the brown noddy, and has been designated an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International.

  • Among the 14 species of seabird recorded as breeding in the site are the lesser frigatebird, great frigatebird, red-footed booby, brown booby, masked booby, black noddy and red-tailed tropicbird.
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