Abbott's Booby (Papasula abbotti) is a large seabird with a white body and black wings and back from the family, Sulidae. Found usually only on and around Christmas Island, it is the single living member of the monotypic genus Papasula. This seabird is named for William Louis Abbott who discovered it on Assumption Island in 1892. This bird has a length of about 79 cm and a weight of about 1460 grams. The Abbott's Booby currently breeds only on Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, although previously it bred on other Indian Ocean islands. At sea it is mostly seen in the waters around Christmas Island.
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