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    The northern gannet (Morus bassanus) is a seabird, the largest species of the gannet family, Sulidae. It is native to the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean...
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    Gannet (redirect from Morus (bird))
    Morus magnus (Late Miocene of California) Morus peruvianus (Pisco Late Miocene of Peru) Morus vagabundus (Temblor Late Miocene of California) Morus willetti...
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    only living species in the family Anseranatidae. The northern gannet (Morus bassanus), a seabird, is also known as the "solan goose", although it is unrelated...
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    booby, Papasula abbotti Northern gannet, Morus bassanus Cape gannet, Morus capensis Australasian gannet, Morus serrator Phalacrocoracidae Pygmy cormorant...
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    largest single rock gannetry in the world. The bird's scientific name Morus bassanus, derives from the rock. Red-listed western capercaillie and ptarmigan...
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    sources, placing all in the genus Sula. However, Sula (true boobies) and Morus (gannets) can be readily distinguished by morphological, behavioral, and...
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    such as great black-backed gulls (Larus marinus) and northern gannets (Morus bassanus) and brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) of all ages can successfully...
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    (grid reference V268618) It is Ireland's largest northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony with almost 30,000 pairs, and is closed to the public. It is...
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    film, directed by Julian Huxley, about a colony of Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) on the small rocky island of Grassholm, off the coast of Wales. It...
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    million broilers). In fact the scientific name for the northern gannet, Morus bassanus, derives from the rock. It was known traditionally in Scots as a "solan...
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