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Morus
Also known as gannets
Gannets are seabirds comprising the genus Morus in the family Sulidae, closely related to boobies. They are known as 'solan' or 'solan goose' in Scotland. A common misconception is that the Scottish name is 'guga' but this is the Gaelic name referring to the chicks only.
Species
Genus
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPelecaniformes
- FamilySulidae
Habitatmarine
Native toAlabama, Andaman Is., Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia
General: Morus alba is currently cultivated in New Guinea for its Use: Morus alba is famously the food plant of silkworm
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Taxonomy
- Behaviour
- Hunting
- Mating and nesting
- Northern gannets
- Systematics and evolution
- Cultural references
- References
- External links
Gannets are seabirds comprising the genus Morus in the family Sulidae, closely related to boobies. They are known as 'solan' or 'solan goose' in Scotland. A common misconception is that the Scottish name is 'guga' but this is the Gaelic name referring to the chicks only.
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 . The other two species occur in the temperate seas around southern Africa, southern Australia, and New Zealand.