Information about Australasian Gannet
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Young birds are black in their first year, and gradually acquire more white in subsequent seasons until they reach maturity after five years.
Adults have a white body with dark wing tips, and the head is yellow with a pale blue-grey bill.
Their breeding habitat is on islands off Victoria, Tasmania and New Zealand. They normally nest in large colonies on coastal islands.
Gannet pairs may remain together over several seasons. They perform elaborate greeting rituals at the nest, stretching their bills and necks skywards and gently tapping bills together. The adults mainly stay close to colonies, whilst the younger birds disperse.
These birds are plunge divers and spectacular fishers, plunging into the ocean at high speed. They mainly eat squid and small fish which school near the surface.
Numbers of Australasian Gannet have been increasing since 1950, although some colonies have disappeared and others have decreased in size.
References
- BirdLife International (2004). Morus serrator. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
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Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Typical Classes
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Pelecaniformes
Sharpe, 1891
Families
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Sharpe, 1891
Families
- Fregatidae
- Pelecanidae
- Sulidae
- Phalacrocoracidae
- Anhingidae
- Phaethontidae
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Sulidae
Reichenbach, 1849
Genera
Synonyms
Pseudosulidae
The bird family Sulidae comprises the gannets and boobies.
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Reichenbach, 1849
Genera
- Morus
- Sula
- Papasula
Synonyms
Pseudosulidae
The bird family Sulidae comprises the gannets and boobies.
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Morus
Linnaeus, 1753
Species
Moris
Gannets are seabirds in the family Sulidae, closely related to the boobies.
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Linnaeus, 1753
Species
- Morus bassanus
- Morus capensis
- Morus serrator
Moris
Gannets are seabirds in the family Sulidae, closely related to the boobies.
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Morus
Linnaeus, 1753
Species
Moris
Gannets are seabirds in the family Sulidae, closely related to the boobies.
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Linnaeus, 1753
Species
- Morus bassanus
- Morus capensis
- Morus serrator
Moris
Gannets are seabirds in the family Sulidae, closely related to the boobies.
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Victoria
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Tasmania
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Slogan or Nickname: Island of Inspiration; The Apple Isle; Holiday Isle
Motto(s): "Ubertas et Fidelitas" (Fertility and Faithfulness)
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Capital Hobart
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