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Northern Gannet
Morus bassanus   (Linnaeus, 1758)
 

Note on taxonomy:
Cape Gannet Morus capensis is sometimes included in this species.
Australasian Gannet Morus serrator is sometimes included in this species.
Distribution: Breeds n Atlantic coasts; ranges to coastal nw Africa  (Map)

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References:
James F. Clements. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition, Cornell University Press (June 7, 2007)



Taxonomy
Red list  - Least Concern   [INFO]
Kingdom Animalia
Animals
Phylum Chordata
Chordates
Class Aves
Birds
Order Pelecaniformes
Pelicans, Cormorants, Gannets
Family Sulidae
Boobies and Gannets
Genus Morus
Species bassanus
Northern Gannet
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Taxon names
  Scientific syn. Morus bassanus bassanus
  Scientific syn. Sula bassana
  Swedish Havssula
  Catalan Mascarell
  German syn. Basstölpel
  German Baßtölpel
  Danish Sule
  Spanish Alcatraz Atlántico
  Estonian Suula
  Finnish Suula
  French Fou de Bassan
  Greenlandic Timmik
  Hungarian Szula
  Icelandic Súla
  Italian Sula bassana
  Japanese Shirokatsuodori
  Latvian Ziemeļu sulla
  Lithuanian Šiaurinis padūkėlis
  Dutch Jan-van-gent
  Norwegian Havsule
  Polish Gluptak
  Portuguese Ganso-patola
  Turkish Sümsük
  Welsh Hugan


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