Gannet

Gannet Temporal range: Early Miocene to recent 20–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) on Heligoland
Northern gannet calls recorded on Grassholm Island, Wales
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Suliformes
Family:	Sulidae
Genus:	Morus Vieillot, 1816
Type species
Pelecanus bassanus Linnaeus, 1758
Species
Morus bassanus Morus capensis Morus serrator
Synonyms
Moris

Gannets are seabirds comprising the genus Morus in the family Sulidae, closely related to boobies.

Gannets are large white birds with yellowish heads, black-tipped wings and long bills. Northern gannets are the largest seabirds in the North Atlantic, having a wingspan of up to two metres (6+1⁄2 feet). The other two species occur in the temperate seas around southern Africa, southern Australia, and New Zealand.