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Northern Gannet
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanus
Aves
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
15-35 yrs
Size
Large
Diet
Carnivore
Activity
Diurnal
Social
Colony
Biome
Coastal marine
Range
North Atlantic
Movement
Flight
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Herd Safety
Status
Common

About

This large seabird nests in dense colonies on steep cliffs across the North Atlantic. It dives from heights of thirty meters, hitting the water at speeds reaching 100 kilometers per hour.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg
    A clutch of eggs is incubated in the nest, kept warm by a brooding parent until the chicks pip free.
  2. 2.
    hatchling
    A naked or downy hatchling is fed in the nest by its parents.
  3. 3.
    juvenile
    A feathered juvenile fledges from the nest and learns to fly and forage.
  4. 4.
    adult
    Fully grown with adult plumage.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Suliformes
Family
Sulidae
Genus
Morus
Species
Morus bassanus