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- Peruvian Booby
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- Peruvian Booby
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Peruvian Booby Sula variegata

Carles Carboneras, David Christie, and Francesc Jutglar
Version: 1.0 — Published December 17, 2012

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Recommended Citation

Carboneras, C., D. A. Christie, and F. Jutglar (2012). Peruvian Booby (Sula variegata). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved from Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive: https://birdsoftheworld.org/hbw/species/perboo1/1.0