Northern gannet: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the northern gannet lives – recorded in 26 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Morus bassanus
Group	Seabirds, divers & grebes
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	26 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America
Mass	3 kg (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Suliformes
Family	Sulidae

Where does the northern gannet live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the northern gannet in 26 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a northern gannet?

Wikidata records the following for the northern gannet: mass 3 kg (adult weight).

Is the northern gannet endangered?

The northern gannet’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the northern gannet?

The northern gannet (Morus bassanus) is a bird in the order Suliformes and the family Sulidae, genus Morus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the northern gannet

The northern gannet (Morus bassanus) is a seabird, the largest species of the gannet family, Sulidae. It is native to the coasts of the North Atlantic Ocean, breeding in Western Europe and Northeastern North America. It is the largest seabird in the northern Atlantic. The sexes are similar in appearance. The adult northern gannet has a mainly white streamlined body with a long neck, and long and slender wings. It is 87–100 cm (34+1⁄2–39+1⁄2 in) long with a 170–180 cm (67–71 in) wingspan. The head and nape have a buff tinge that is more prominent in breeding season, and the wings are edged with dark brown-black feathers. The long, pointed bill is blue-grey, contrasting with black, bare skin around the mouth and eyes. Juveniles are mostly grey-brown, becoming increasingly white in the five years it takes them to reach maturity.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern gannet (revision 1380698445), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q26675 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).