The bird had been found in the small seaside town of New Digha and brought to the Science Centre there by a policeman. It only took fish if these were placed in its beak, showed no interest in water and died soon after.

More details can be found at http://www.kolkatabirds.com/redfootedbooby.htm

Many thanks to Sumit K Sen and Dr Anindita Bhadra of IISER for facilitating publication of these images on OBI.