Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus - Fou de Bassan

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Suliformes

  • Family
    :

    Sulidés

  • Genus
    :

    Morus

  • Species
    :

    bassanus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 100 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 165 à 180 cm.
  • Weight
    : 2800 à 3200 g
Longevity

21 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Fou de Bassan
adult
Fou de Bassan
adult

Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) is a species of bird in the Sulidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Fou de Bassan,
  • Alcatraz atlántico,
  • alcatraz-do-norte,
  • Basstölpel,
  • szula,
  • Jan-van-gent,
  • Sula,
  • havssula,
  • Havsule,
  • sula biela,
  • terej bílý,
  • Sule,
  • suula,
  • mascarell atlàntic,
  • Súla,
  • głuptak (zwyczajny),
  • ziemeļu sulla,
  • strmoglavec,
  • Северная олуша,
  • シロカツオドリ,
  • 北鲣鸟,
  • 北方鰹鳥〔憨鰹鳥〕,

Voice song and cries

Fou de Bassan
juvenile

Habitat

Fou de Bassan
adult plum. breeding

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Fou de Bassan
published: - Updated: 05-12-2004
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