Tropical Shearwater 热带鹱

Order : Procellariiformes 鹱形目

Family : Procellariidae 鹱科
Genus : Puffinus 剪水鹱属

Binomial name : Puffinus bailloni

Tropical Shearwater
热带鹱(hù)

Size: 27~33cm, ws64~73cm
Habitat: 热带鹱是远洋性海鸟，所以在正常情况下，直到黄昏才能从岸边看到它们。
Behaviour: 它们的飞行非常敏捷，在水面上盘旋和躲避波浪，翅膀快速拍打和短时间滑翔。
Status: Vagrant
Remark: my Malaysia 1st recordlifer: Sep2026 . Strait of Malacca Pelagic @ Kedah

Tropical Shearwater

lifer 20260925 10:32~10:33am . Strait of Malacca Pelagic @ Kedah

Tropical Shearwater

20260925 10:38am . Strait of Malacca Pelagic @ Kedah

Tropical Shearwater

20260925 10:40am . Strait of Malacca Pelagic @ Kedah

Tropical Shearwater

20260925 10:43am . Strait of Malacca Pelagic @ Kedah

Sooty Tern 乌燕鸥

Order : Charadriiformes 鸻形目

Family : Laridae 燕鸥科
Genus : Onychoprion 棕背燕鸥属

Binomial name : Onychoprion fuscatus

Sooty Tern
乌燕鸥

Size: 36~45cm

Habitat: Pantropical, in tropical and subtropical waters, Highly pelagic outside breeding season

Status: Migrant
lifer: Sep2026 . Strait of Malacca Pelagic @ Kedah

Sooty Tern (juv.)

lifer 20260924 10:26am . Strait of Malacca Pelagic @ Kedah

Red-footed Booby 红脚鲣鸟

Order : Pelecaniformes 鹳形目

Family : Sulidae 鹈鹕科
Genus : Sula 鹈鹕属

Binomial name : Sula Sula

Red-footed Booby
红脚鲣鸟

Size: 70cm. wingspan 91~100cm.
Habitat: They are strictly marine and highly pelagic, spending vast portions of their lives over the open ocean.

Behaviour: 捕食与饮食：它们是高超的扎水捕食者（Plunge-divers）。它们凭借敏锐的视力在空中锁定鱼类和鱿鱼，然后俯冲入水捕食。由于身手极其敏捷，它们甚至能在半空中直接抓捕飞鱼。它们通常在起飞前就将猎物吞下，有时也会在夜间捕食带有发光体的鱿鱼。
Status: Vagrant

Remark: Smallest of all the world's six booby
lifer: Sep2026 . Tanjung Dawai Offshore @ Kedah

Red-footed Booby

lifer 20260924 6:37pm . Pulau Perak @ Kedah

Red-footed Booby

lifer 20260924 6:46pm . Pulau Perak @ Kedah

Red-footed Booby

lifer 20260924 6:53pm . Pulau Perak @ Kedah