Masked Booby or 'A
The largest and rarest of all the species they have a yellowish orange bill and a black tail wth party black wings that span of 65inches. Their body is shaped like a torpedo and grows to 25 inches in length. The female makes a croaking sound.

  

 
 

To attract a mate the male will points his beak, tail and wingtips to the sky while whistling. The female and male march around one another. Each colony will begin breeding at the same time each year. The Masked Booby can breed at the age of four and remain with the same mate for life.

 

  
 
 
The Masked Booby has air sacks in their head to protect him when they dive.

 

  The masked booby will lay two eggs in a shallow hole in the ground. The eggs are chakey white or light blue. Both parents take turns sitting on the eggs for 9 hours at a time. It takes 43 days for the eggs to hatch.
The Masked Booby's wingspan is 65 inches.
 

The chick that is born first, will kick the younger chick out of the nest. Only 60% of the eggs laid actually hatch which could mean a second egg is for insurance. Young boobies are not independent unil they learn how to fly, dive and feed. Their lifespan is thought to be about 20 years old