Field Guide for Greenlandic Birds

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Scientific:
Morus bassanus

Order:
Pelecaniformes
Family:
Sulidae
Genus:

Morus

Danish: Sule

Greenandic: No Translation Found

Length: 31.9-43.3 in (81-110 cm)

Weight: 77.6-127.0 oz (2200-3600 g)

Wingspan: 68.9-70.5 in (175-179 cm)

Fun Fact: The Northern Gannet can dive up to 72 feet.

Elias A. Ryberg, XC154510. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/154510.

References

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018). Morus bassanus. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=534FB490884C6D33

Mowbray, Thomas B. 2002. Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.

Sibley, David Allen. 2014. The Sibley guide to birds, second edition. Alfred A Knopf, New York.

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