Description
provided by World Register of Marine Species
Length: 34-37 cm. Plumage: above very pale grey; below white; tail grey with white outer tail feathers; head white with black from nape around sides of head through eyes; outer primary black. Immature brownish with darker grey mottling on back, black patch on hindneck. Bare parts: iris brown; bill black with yellow tip; feet and legs black with pink soles. Habitat: seacoasts, islands and offshore. Breeds in Indian ocean from Amirantes and Aldabra to Chagos Islands, non-breeding visitor to Mozambique and northern natal. <389><391><393>
- license
- cc-by-4.0
- copyright
- WoRMS Editorial Board
- bibliographic citation
- Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em>
- contributor
- Edward Vanden Berghe [email]
