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FIRST RECORD OF A BREEDING COLONY OF MASKED BOOBY (SULA DACTYLATRA LESSON, 1831; SULIDAE) IN THE MAIN ISLAND OF THE ARCHIPELAGO OF FERNANDO DE NORONHA (PERNAMBUCO, BRAZIL)

ABSTRACT

Fernando de Noronha Archipelago is one of the places with the highest richness of seabirds in Brazil; however, little information about the breeding biology of many species is available. Here we report a breeding colony of the Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) in the main island of Fernando de Noronha, and present new data about the natural history and breeding biology of this species.

KEY-WORDS:
Sula dactylatra; Fernando de Noronha; Oceanic islands; Suliformes

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