Cape Gannet vs Australasian Gannet

Morus capensis مقارنةً بـ Morus serrator

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Cape Gannet Australasian Gannet
الاسم العلمي Morus capensis Morus serrator
الرتبة Suliformes Suliformes
الفصيلة Sulidae Sulidae
حالة الحفاظ Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 90,0 cm (35.4 in) 92,2 cm (36.3 in)
الوزن 2592,6666666666665 g (91.45 oz) 2512,5 g (88.63 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Cape Gannet only

بلا

Australasian Gannet only

حالة الحفاظ

Endangered

Cape Gannet

Least Concern

Australasian Gannet

About These Birds

Cape Gannet

84–94 cm, wingspan 171 cm. White with black wingtips; yellow-buff head; blue-grey bill. Breeds only on islands off South Africa and Namibia in the Benguela upwelling. Endangered; dramatic decline due to food competition with purse-seine fisheries. Plunge-dives for anchovy.

Australasian Gannet

84–91 cm, wingspan 165–185 cm. White with black wingtips; yellow wash on head; grey-blue bill. Breeds SE Australia and New Zealand coasts; ranges throughout Australasian seas. Feeds on fish by plunge-diving from height. Closely related to Northern Gannet; declining at some colonies.

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