← Back

Cape Gannet

Morus capensis

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Sulidae

The Cape gannet (Morus capensis) is a large seabird of the gannet family, Sulidae. They are easily identified by their large size, black and white plumage and distinctive yellow crown and hindneck. The pale blue bill is pointed with fine serrations near the tip; perhaps because of the depth and speed of the gannet's dive when fishing (depending on altitude, gannets hit the water at speeds of between 40 and 86 km/h (25 and 53 mph)), its beak has no external nostrils into which the water might be forced.

Distribution

(c) outsidefourwalls, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by outsidefourwalls · CC-BY
Loading map…
Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 1Uruguay · 1