Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Suliformes
Family
Sulidae
Genus
Morus
eBird Code
norgan

Distribution

breeds North Atlantic coasts from Iceland through Norway and France, and Newfoundland (southeastern Canada); ranges southward on coasts to western Mediterranean and northwestern Africa, and to Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico

Vocalizations

David McCorquodale · CC_BY_4_0
David McCorquodale · CC_BY_4_0
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Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.