Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus

Alcatraz Atlßntico

 

 

 

 

 
Adult - Photo: G. Beaton

 

Length: 93-104 cm.; weight: 2,470-3,610 g.

RANGE: North Atlantic coasts of North America and Europe. Accidental in the West Indies (Cuba and the Bahamas), but may be reported from Puerto Rico eventually.

TAXONOMY: PELECANIFORMES; SULIDAE

 
   
Adult - Photo: G. Beaton

 

Immature, third year - Photo: G. Beaton

 

Immature, second year - Photo: G. Beaton

References

Bent, A.C. 1922. Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans and their allies. Smithsonian Instit. U.S. National Museum Bull. 121. (Reprinted by Dover Press, 1964).

del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, and J. Sargatal, eds. 1992. Handbook of Birds of the World, Vol. 1, Ostrich to ducks. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

Harrison, P. 1983. Seabirds: an identification guide. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.

Harrison, P. 1987. A field guide to seabirds of the world. Stephen Greene Press, Lexington, MA.

Mowbray, T. B. 2002. Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus). In The Birds of North America, No. 693 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.

Nelson, B. 2002. The Atlantic Gannet, 2nd ed. Fenix Books Limited.

Northern Gannet, Spanish text

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