Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae)
Northern Gannet (Sula bassana) - HBW 1, p. 323
French: Fou de Bassan
German: Baßtölpel
Spanish: Alcatraz Atlántico
Other common names: (North) Atlantic Gannet
Taxonomy: Pelecanus Bassanus Linnaeus, 1758, Bass Rock, E Scotland.
Considered by some to form superspecies with S. capensis and S. serrator; others regard these two as subspecies of S. bassana; all three sometimes partitioned off in genus Morus (see page 312). Monotypic.
Distribution: Breeds both sides of Atlantic, 48° - 66° N on eastern side, reaching 72° N in Norway; more restricted on western side, 46° - 50° N. Winters S down coasts, some reaching equator.
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A great breeding group at the colony, with some juveniles Locality Saltee Islands, Wexford County, Ireland (Monotypic species)
Peter van Dam 4 July 2002 5 years ago 41 sec 4.5 -
A close-up of an adult sky-gazing Locality Île Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 14 June 2006 5 years ago 16 sec 4.4 -
A pair showing courtship behavior while others are sitting on their eggs nearby Locality Île Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 14 June 2006 5 years ago 19 sec 4.4 -
Adults and chicks at a nesting site Locality Heligoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (Monotypic species)
Thorsten Stegmann 22 July 2004 8 years ago 11 sec 4.4 -
Adult birds soaring over the sea Locality Fishguard Harbour, Pembrokeshire, Wales, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Nathan Kipling 19 August 2007 5 years ago 31 sec 4.3 -
A close view of an adult and, then, two of them, preening Locality Saltee Islands, Wexford County, Ireland (Monotypic species)
Peter van Dam 4 July 2002 5 years ago 23 sec 4.3
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Small deep inlet attractive to diving gannets
Locality Cooscrom, County Kerry, Ireland
Brendan Marnell 9 July 2009 2 years ago 4.3 -
Some residents fly around to avoid congested nest sites
Locality Great Saltee, Saltee Islands, Wexford County, Ireland
Brendan Marnell 10 June 2008 2 years ago 4.3 -
A gannet soaring in the strong updraft from the cliffs at Bempton.
Locality Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire, England, Great Britain
Richard Smart 24 May 2011 1 year ago 4.3 -
A classic picture
Locality Île Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 15 July 2008 2 years ago 4.3 -
Gannet flying, gathering material for nest
Locality North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, Great Britain
jdrpc 29 April 2006 5 weeks ago 4.3 -
frontal view
Locality Langanes Peninsula, Norðurland eystra (Northeast) Region, Iceland
Marco Valentini 15 June 2012 31 weeks ago 4.3
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Calls during the courtship display of a pair, on a colony. Locality Île Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
(Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 14 June 2006 15 weeks ago 4
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