Rare bird spotted in Chavakkad

Thrissur: The Mask­ed Blue Face Booby, a rare bird seen in the deep oceans, was sp­ot­ted on the beach of Chavakkad on Saturday.

The bird was caught in the rough sea and saved by fishermen. The bird was twice reported from the same beach in 1992 and 2008. The blue colour on its neck, leg and face oft­en gi­ves it a mask-like appearance. 

“Friendly behaviour of this bird got it the name booby derived from the Spanish term bobo which means fool. Like other seabirds they are clumsy on land.

These solitary birds often lay two to three eggs at a time and practise asynchronous hatching.The sp­ec­ies is an effective model for studying parent-offspring and sibling rivalry” says Ornithologist P.P. Sreenivasan. 

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