Sula dactylatra tasmani van Tets et al. 1988 (masked booby)

Aves - Suliformes - Sulidae

Alternative combination: Sula tasmani

Full reference: G. F. van Tets, C. W. Meredith, P. J. Fullagar and P. M. Davidson. 1988. Osteological differences between Sula and Morus, and a description of an extinct new species of Sula from Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands, Tasman Sea. Notornis 35:35-57

Belongs to Sula dactylatra according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also van Tets et al. 1988

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: ANWC BS3322, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Sand dunes near Kingston, which is in a Holocene eolian sandstone in Norfolk Island.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (2 collections), Norfolk Island (4)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

Show more details