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Gannet Morus bassanus [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Pelecaniformes
Family:
Sulidae
BTO Codes:
GX , GANNE
EURING No:
710
Number in Britain:
219 thousand nests (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
AMBER
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage Visitor
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
94 cm
Wingspan:
172 cm
Weight:
M/F: 3 kg
Scientific name from:
Gr.: moros =silly
and after Bass Rock, Scotland
World Distribution:
BREEDS: is of n Atlantic, RANGES n Atlantic, south to nw Africa and northwest to Baltic Sea
Habitat:
Pelagic, breeds on open islands and coastal cliffs
Diet:
Fish (up to 30cm), usually plunging from heights of 10-40m
TitBit:
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
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
219 thousand nests
in 2003-04
First Record:
7th Century
Latest Survey:
Wanless et al. (2005) British Birds 98:280-294
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
300 to 310 thousand pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
79 x 50 mm
Egg Weight:
106.0 g (of which 11 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
1
Clutch Size:
1 eggs
Incubation:
42 - 46 days
by the:
Male + Female
Fledging:
84 - 97 days
as:
-
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
1
Number Ringed:
1174
Adult Survival:
0.919
Juvenile Survival:
0.3 (to age 4 )
Age at First Breeding:
5
years
Typical Lifespan:
17
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
37yr4m
Biometrics
Ring Size:
K
Wing Length
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Other Names
Northern Gannet
Previously Sula bassana
Gaelic:
Sùlaire
Welsh:
Hugan
Danish:
Sule
Dutch:
Jan van Gent
Finnish:
Suula
French:
Fou de Bassan
German:
Baßtölpel
Hungarian:
Szula
Icelandic:
Súla
Irish:
Gainéad
Italian:
Sula
Norwegian:
Havsule
Polish:
Gluptak zwyczajny
Portuguese:
Ganso-patola-comum
Spanish:
Alcatraz
Swedish:
Havssula
Local Names: Solan Goose
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
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:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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