Gannet Morus bassanus [Linnaeus, 1758] |
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Order:
Pelecaniformes
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Family: Sulidae |
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BTO Codes:
GX, GANNE
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EURING No: 710 | |
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Number in Britain:
219 thousand nests (Summer)
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage Visitor
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
94 cm
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Wingspan: 172 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 3 kg
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: moros=silly and after Bass Rock, Scotland |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: is of n Atlantic, RANGES n Atlantic, south to nw Africa and northwest to Baltic Sea |
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Habitat:
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Pelagic, breeds on open islands and coastal cliffs |
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Diet:
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Fish (up to 30cm), usually plunging from heights of 10-40m |
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TitBit:
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Gannets dive for fish from a height 25m and may reach 100km/h when they plunge into the water; an extensive network of air-sacs between the muscles and skin cushions this impact. |
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Population and Distribution |
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British Population Size:
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Summer:
219 thousand nests
in 2003-04
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First Record:
7th Century
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Latest Survey:
Wanless et al. (2005) British Birds 98:280-294
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Conservation Status:
AMBER
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Localised Breeding Population,
Important Breeding Population
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
AMBER
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
300 to 310 thousand pairs
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Distribution in Europe
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III)
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Breeding and Survival |
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Egg Size:
79 x 50 mm
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Egg Weight: 106.0 g (of which 11 % is shell) | ||
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Number of Nest Records:
1
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Clutch Size:
1 eggs
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Incubation:
42- 46 days
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by the: Male + Female |
Fledging:
84 - 97days
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First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
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Number of Broods:
1
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Number Ringed:
1174
(Annual Totals)
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Adult Survival:
0.919
± 0.002
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Juvenile Survival:
0.300 (to age 4 )
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Age at First Breeding:
5
years
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Typical Lifespan:
17
years
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Maximum Recorded Age:
37 years 4 months 16 days (set in 1998)
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Summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Biometrics |
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Ring Size:
K
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Wing Length
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Weight
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Other Names |
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| Northern Gannet | |
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Previously Sula bassana
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| Gaelic: Sùlaire | Welsh: Hugan |
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Danish:
Sule
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Dutch: Jan van Gent |
| Finnish: Suula | French: Fou de Bassan |
| German: Baßtölpel | Hungarian: Szula |
| Icelandic: Súla |
Irish:
Gainéad
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| Italian: Sula | Norwegian: Havsule |
| Polish: Gluptak zwyczajny | Portuguese: Ganso-patola-comum |
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Spanish:
Alcatraz
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Swedish: Havssula |
| Local Names:Solan Goose | |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Nelson, B. 1997 BWP Update 1:131-143 | |
| Nelson, B. 2002 The Atlantic gannet Fenix Books, Great Yarmouth [598.453 NEL] | |
| Nelson, B. 1978 The gannet Poyser, Berkhamsted [598.453 NEL] | |
| See Also: | |
Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
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