One of the 2 gannets on WAnimals
Birds · Suliformes · Sulidae
Morus bassanus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It can make spectacular plunge dives from heights of up to 30 metres, hitting the water at up to 100 km/h thanks to air sacs under the skin that cushion the impact.
Weight
2.2 kg – 3.6 kg
Size
87 cm – 1 m
Life expectancy
15 years
Diet
Piscivore
Feeds mainly on fish.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Colony
Lives in large concentrations, often for breeding reasons.
AI-generated images: illustrations, not photographs.
Sources consulted: Birdfact · SeaLifeBase · Dimensions.com · BirdLife International · AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · Animalia.bio · The Animal Facts · Wikipedia (Northern gannet) · PMC (foraging ontogeny study)
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 11 of 29.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Northern Gannet — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about northern gannet.
The pins mark the parks and dive sites where its presence is documented.
