iNorthern Gannet
Conservation status
Least Concern (LC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Sulidae Genus: Morus Species: M. bassanus
Binomial name
Morus bassanus Linnaeus, 1758
Northern Gannet range

The Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus, formerly Sula bassana) is a large seabird of the gannet family, Sulidae. Image File history File links Northern_Gannet_2006_2. ... The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive. ... Image File history File links Status_iucn3. ... Least concern (LC) is an IUCN category assigned to species or lower taxa which do not qualify for any other category. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera Subregnum Agnotozoa Placozoa Orthonectida Rhombozoa Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) Ctenophora Cnidaria Bilateria (unranked) Acoelomorpha Myxozoa Superphylum Deuterostomia Chordata Hemichordata Echinodermata Chaetognatha Superphylum Ecdysozoa Kinorhyncha Loricifera Priapulida Nematoda Nematomorpha Onychophora Tardigrada Arthropoda Superphylum Platyzoa Platyhelminthes Gastrotricha Rotifera Acanthocephala Gnathostomulida Micrognathozoa Cycliophora Superphylum Lophotrochozoa Sipuncula Nemertea Phoronida Bryozoa... {{{subdivision_ranks}}} See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Orders Many - see section below. ... Families Pelecanidae Sulidae Phalacrocoracidae Fregatidae Anhingidae Phaethontidae The Pelecaniformes are an order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide. ... Genera Morus Sula Papasula The bird family Sulidae comprises the gannets and boobies. ... Species Morus bassanus Morus capensis Morus serrator The gannets are part of the family Sulidae. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as  , (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[1] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1357x628, 21 KB) Basstölpel_(Sula_bassana) Morus Bassanus quelle: selbst gemacht lizenz: File links The following pages link to this file: Northern Gannet ... Seabirds are birds that spend much of their lives, outside the breeding season at least, at sea. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... Genera Morus Sula Papasula The bird family Sulidae comprises the gannets and boobies. ...

Young birds are dark brown in their first year, and gradually acquire more white in subsequent seasons until they reach maturity after five years.

Adults are 87-100 cm long and have a 165-180 cm wingspan. Their plumage is white with black wing tips. The bill is light blueish. The eye is light blue, and it is surrounded by bare, black skin. During breeding, the head and neck are brushed in a delicate yellow.

Their breeding range is the North Atlantic. They normally nest in large colonies, on cliffs overlooking the ocean or on small rocky islands. The largest colony of this bird, with over 60,000 birds, is found on Bonaventure Island, Quebec, but 68% of the world population breeds around the coasts of Great Britain, with the largest colony on Boreray, St Kilda. The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one_fifth of its surface. ... Bonaventure Island (officially île Bonaventure) is a 4. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of... Boreray (Scottish Gaelic language Boraraigh) is an uninhabited island in the St Kilda archipelago (British Isles, county Isle of Harris) in the North Atlantic, about 66 km west-north-west of North Uist. ...

Gannet pairs may remain together over several seasons. They perform elaborate greeting rituals at the nest, stretching their bills and necks skywards and gently tapping bills together.

They are migratory and most winter at sea, heading further south in the Atlantic. Flock of Barnacle Geese during autumn migration Many species of birds undertake seasonal journeys of various lengths, a phenomenon known as Bird migration. ...

These birds are spectacular divers, plunging into the ocean at high speed. They mainly eat small fish which gather in groups near the surface. Although they are powerful and agile fliers, they are clumsy in takeoffs and landings. Orders Many - see section below. ...

Although Northern Gannet populations are now stable, their numbers were once greatly reduced due to loss of habitat, removal of eggs and killing of adults. Habitat (from the Latin for it inhabits) is the place where a particular species lives and grows. ...

Old names for the Northern Gannet include solan, solan goose and solant bird.

Photo gallery

Northern Gannets at Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec Image File history File links Morus_bassanus_billing. ... NASA satellite image of the Gaspé Peninsula. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of...	Northern Gannets at Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1440x960, 714 KB) Two Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) display affection. ...	Northern Gannet on Helgoland Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x1590, 308 KB) Morus bassanus, Northern gannet (de: Basstölpel), approaching nesting site, picture taken at bird colony of Helgoland, North sea, German bight, May 2002, by Michael Haferkamp Source: self made File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia... Heligoland during World War I. Heligoland (in German, Helgoland and in North Frisian, Lun, Hålilönj) is a small, German, triangular-shaped island approximately 2 km long, though a smaller island east of it is usually also included. ...	Northern Gannet on Helgoland Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x842, 242 KB) Morus bassanus, Northern gannet (de: Basstölpel), approach, picture taken at bird colony of Helgoland, North sea, German bight, May 2002, by Michael Haferkamp Source: self made File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to...
Northern Gannet on Helgoland ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x1981, 290 KB) Morus bassanus, Northern gannet (de: Basstölpel), picture taken at bird colony of Helgoland, North sea, German bight, May 2002, by Michael Haferkamp Source: self made File links The following pages link to this file: Northern Gannet ...	Northern Gannet in flight Image File history File links Download high resolution version (500x702, 103 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...	Northern gannet in flight Image:Morus-bassanus Northern Gannet. ...	Northern Gannet on Bonaventure Island, Quebec Image File history File links Northern_Gannet_2006. ... Bonaventure Island (officially île Bonaventure) is a 4. ...

References

• BirdLife International (2004). Morus bassanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 09 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List and Red Data List), created in 1963, is the worlds most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species. ... The World Conservation Union or International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ...

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