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National Natural Monument
Birds
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
A large seabird with a brown back and white belly that plunges from the air to catch fish. Nakanokamishima in Okinawa is a seabird breeding site and is protected as a Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Sula leucogaster
- Group
- Birds
- Prefectures
- Okinawa
- 日本語
- カツオドリ
- 简体中文
- 褐鲣鸟
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The Brown Booby is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Okinawa.
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