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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An adult bird diving to fish, with a slow motion view at the end Locality Fishguard Harbour, Pembrokeshire, Wales, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Nathan Kipling 19 August 2007 5 years ago 12 sec 4.3 -
Some birds on the ledge. Locality Noss National Nature Reserve, Shetland Islands, Scotland, Great Britain
Jeremiusz Trzaska 10 July 2012 43 weeks ago 26 sec 4.3 -
A breeding group at the colony. Locality Noss National Nature Reserve, Shetland Islands, Scotland, Great Britain
Jeremiusz Trzaska 10 July 2012 43 weeks ago 15 sec 4.2 -
A pair with a chick, performing a sky-pointing display. Locality Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 May 2009 2 years ago 53 sec 4 -
An subadult bird flying over a breeding colony Locality Île Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 14 June 2006 5 years ago 11 sec 3.8 -
A third year bird flying Locality Heligoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (Monotypic species)
Thorsten Stegmann 22 July 2004 8 years ago 18 sec 3.8
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A chick and one of its parents in the nest.
Locality Île Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 9 September 2004 3 years ago 4.3 -
Eye height at the top of the Bempton cliffs.
Locality Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire, England, Great Britain
Richard Smart 24 May 2011 1 year ago 4.2 -
Bird soaring in the updraughts from the cliffs.
Locality Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
David Lingard 24 May 2011 1 year ago 4.2 -
Adult
Locality Ouessant (Ushant) island, Finistère, Bretagne, France
Marc FASOL 16 October 2012 24 weeks ago 4.2 -
Juvenile in flight.
Locality Cap de Creus, Girona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Fran Trabalon 1 October 2011 37 weeks ago 4.2 -
Looking for landing
Locality Île Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 15 July 2008 2 years ago 4.2
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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 16 weeks ago 4
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