Morus bassanus

E711092

Morus bassanus, commonly known as the northern gannet, is a large seabird of the North Atlantic noted for its striking white plumage with black wingtips and spectacular high-speed plunge-diving for fish.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Morus bassanus canonical 2
Morus capensis 2
Morus 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (65)

Predicate Object
instanceOf species of bird ⓘ
ageAtFirstBreeding 4–5 years ⓘ
averageMass 3 kg ⓘ
billColor pale bluish-grey bill ⓘ
binomialName Morus bassanus ⓘ
bodyLength 85–100 cm ⓘ
breedingRange British Isles ⓘ
Faroe Islands ⓘ
Greenland ⓘ
Heligoland ⓘ
linked to: Helgoland

Iceland ⓘ
North Atlantic coasts ⓘ
Norwegian coast ⓘ
linked to: Norwegian coastline

eastern Canada ⓘ
western France ⓘ
linked to: Western France
class Aves ⓘ
clutchSize 1 egg ⓘ
commonName Northern Gannet ⓘ
linked to: northern gannet

northern gannet ⓘ
conservationThreat avian diseases such as highly pathogenic avian influenza ⓘ
bycatch in fisheries ⓘ
marine pollution ⓘ
oil spills ⓘ
overfishing of prey ⓘ
describedBy Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
diet fish ⓘ
squid ⓘ
eyeColor pale blue eye ⓘ
family Sulidae ⓘ
foragingBehavior dives from height into sea at high speed ⓘ
foragingHeight typically 10–40 m above water ⓘ
foragingStrategy plunge-diving ⓘ
headColor buff-yellow tinge in adults ⓘ
incubationBehavior both parents incubate ⓘ
IUCNStatus Least Concern ⓘ
IUCNStatusSystem IUCN Red List ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
maxDiveSpeed around 100 km/h ⓘ
maximumLongevity over 30 years in the wild ⓘ
migratoryBehavior migratory ⓘ
nativeRange North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: North Atlantic
nestingHabitat offshore islands ⓘ
sea cliffs ⓘ
nonBreedingRange west coast of Africa ⓘ
western Atlantic off North America ⓘ
western Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
notableColony Bass Rock, Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Bass Rock

Bempton Cliffs, England ⓘ
linked to: Bempton

Bonaventure Island, Quebec ⓘ
Cape St. Mary’s, Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
St Kilda, Scotland ⓘ
linked to: St Kilda
order Suliformes ⓘ
parentalCare biparental care ⓘ
parentTaxon Morus ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
plumageColor predominantly white ⓘ
plumageFeature black wingtips ⓘ
relatedTaxon Morus capensis ⓘ
Morus serrator ⓘ
socialBehavior colonial breeder ⓘ
softPartColor black bare skin around eye ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
vocalization harsh, repetitive calls at colonies ⓘ
wingspan 165–180 cm ⓘ
yearDescribed 1758 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sulidae → representativeSpecies → Morus bassanus ⓘ
Australasian gannet → binomialName → Morus serrator ⓘ
linked to: Morus bassanus
Cape gannet → parentTaxon → Morus ⓘ
linked to: Morus bassanus
Cape gannet → binomialName → Morus capensis ⓘ
linked to: Morus bassanus
Cape gannet → scientificName → Morus capensis ⓘ
linked to: Morus bassanus
Morus bassanus → binomialName → Morus bassanus ⓘ