CIBED - - Masked Booby

Sula dactylatra Masked Booby Lulu ^PK

f.SULIDAE Boobies

Sula dactylatra Masked Booby Lulu ^PK

f.SULIDAE Boobies

Cook Islands Status Summary

Show Notes

Intl. NamesMasked Booby ^EN Blue‑faced Booby ^EN Maskentölpel ^DE

Local NamesNo Name^RR Kena^PL Lulu^PK

Pacific NamesNo Content

Sci. NamesSula dactylatra (accepted name)

High Tax. Eng.k.Animals, p.Vertebrates, c.Birds, f.Boobies, eps.Boobies and Frigates - Bird

High Tax. Latink.ANIMALIA, p.CHORDATA, sp.GNATHOSTOMATA, spc.TETRAPODA, c.AVES, sc.NEOGNATHAE, o.Suliformes, f.SULIDAE

Natl. PresencePresentOceanic^P?

Sth. PresenceRR^{+ V}MG^-AT^-MK^-MT^-AK^-PL^-MN^-TK^-

Nth. PresenceTN^-MH^-RK^-PK^{+ V}NS^-SW^P

VouchersNo Content

Local OriginNative; Resident

Global RangeNo Content

HabitatLand and Aquatic; Marine; Oceanic

ThreatenedNationally endangered - seriously

InvasivenessNo Content

BiosecurityNo Content

Medical StatusNo Content

Harmful StatusNo Content

UsesNo Content

IdentificationNo Content

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Adult in flight

Sub-adult in flight

Immature adult, Female and Male

Face of a plunge diver

Landing

Female with chick (Suwarrow, NE islets)

Adult and nestling (Takūtea)

Male at nest with female arriving

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Adult in flight (jpg)
Sub-adult in flight (jpg)
Immature adult, Female and Male (jpg)
Face of a plunge diver (jpg)
Landing (jpg)
Female with chick (Suwarrow, NE islets) (jpg)
Adult and nestling (Takūtea) (jpg)
Male at nest with female arriving (jpg)
Sub-adult (Takūtea) (jpg)
Nest with 2 eggs (jpg)
Boobies comparison (jpg)

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Vernacular Names

English and International Names

Masked Booby ^EN Blue-faced Booby^EN Maskentölpel^DE

Pacific Names

No Pacific Names

Local Names

No Name^RR Kena^PL Lulu^PK

National Name: Lulu ^PK

Island	Status	Main name
National name	PK	Lulu
Rarotonga	+ V	P,nN
Mangaia	-	A,nN
Ātiu	-	A,nN
Ma‘uke	-	A,nN
Miti‘āro	-	A,nN
Aitutaki	-	A,nN
Palmerston	-	Kena
Tongareva-write	-	A,nN
Tongareva-speak	-	A,nN
Manihiki	-	A,nN
Rakahanga	-	A,nN
Pukapuka	+ V	Lulu
Nassau	-	A,nN

National Distribution & Vouchers

National Presence:

Present

Oceanic

Present ?

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Island	Status
Rarotonga	+ V
Mangaia	Absent
Ātiu	Absent
Ma‘uke	Absent
Miti‘āro	Absent
Aitutaki	Absent
Palmerston	Absent
Manuae	Absent
Takūtea	Absent
Tongareva	Absent
Manihiki	Absent
Rakahanga	Absent
Pukapuka	+ V
Nassau	Absent
Suwarrow	Present

Vouchers for:
Sula dactylatra

Cook Islands

Southern

Northern

Oceanic

Rarotonga

Mangaia

Ātiu

Ma‘uke

Miti‘āro

Aitutaki

Palmerston

Manuae

Takūtea

Tongareva

Manihiki

Rakahanga

Pukapuka

Nassau

Suwarrow

no data available

Identification

Local Origin and Global Range

Habitat

Threatened

no data available

Invasive/Pest Status

no data available

Biosecurity

Medicinal

no data available

Species Uses

References

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2026) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2026.03.23 - Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at https://naturalheritage.gov.ck/cibed
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