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Sula sula Linnaeus, 1766

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Deutsch: Ein Rotfußtölpel auf einem Samtblatt-Baum.
English: Adult red-footed booby (Sula sula) nesting in a tree heliotrope (Heliotropium foertherianum), a species of flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae. This picture was taken in the Palmyra Atoll by the United States Coast Guard.
Français : Fou à pieds rouges (Sula sula), perché sur un arbre de Heliotropium foertherianum, un arbuste de la famille des Boraginaceae. Image prise dans l'Atoll Palmyra par l'USCG.
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current13:52, 4 April 2005Thumbnail for version as of 13:52, 4 April 20051,024 × 768 (110 KB)Roger Zenner (talk | contribs)Booby baby Source: http://www.uscg.mil/d14/units/kukui/Palmyra.htm {{FeaturedPicture}} {{PD-USGov-Military}} Taken in the Palmyra Atoll by the USCG.

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