age ▁is ▁mostly ▁white ▁( the ▁head ▁often ▁t ing ed ▁yellow ish ) ▁and ▁the ▁flight ▁fe athers ▁are ▁black . ▁The ▁black - ta iled ▁white ▁morph ▁is ▁similar , ▁but ▁with ▁a ▁black ▁tail , ▁and ▁can ▁easily ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁Naz ca ▁and ▁mask ed ▁bo ob ies . ▁The ▁brown ▁morph ▁is ▁overall ▁brown . ▁The ▁white - ta iled ▁brown ▁morph ▁is ▁similar , ▁but ▁has ▁a ▁white ▁bel ly , ▁r ump , ▁and ▁tail . ▁The ▁white - head ed ▁and ▁white - ta iled ▁brown ▁morph ▁has ▁a ▁mostly ▁white ▁body , ▁tail ▁and ▁head , ▁and ▁brown ▁wings ▁and ▁back . ▁The ▁morph s ▁commonly ▁bre ed ▁together , ▁but ▁in ▁most ▁regions ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁morph s ▁pre domin ates ; ▁for ▁example , ▁at ▁the ▁Gal á pag os ▁Islands , ▁most ▁belong ▁to ▁the ▁brown ▁morph , ▁though ▁the ▁white ▁morph ▁also ▁occurs . ▁ ▁The ▁sex es ▁are ▁similar , ▁and ▁ju ven iles ▁are ▁brown ish ▁with ▁dark er ▁wings , ▁and ▁pale ▁p ink ish ▁legs , ▁while ▁ch icks ▁are ▁covered ▁in ▁dense ▁white ▁down . ▁ ▁The ▁species ▁has ▁been ▁recorded ▁three ▁times ▁from ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁a ▁male ▁red - fo oted ▁bo oby ▁was ▁found ▁was hed ▁up ▁on ▁a ▁beach ▁in ▁East ▁Sus sex , ▁UK , ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁miles ▁from ▁its ▁nearest ▁usual ▁habitat . ▁It