Species of Concern
Cape Gannet
Morus capensis
Also known as: South African Gannet
Habitat
Aquatic
Diet
VertFishScav
Active Time
Diurnal
Size
2.6 kg
ENAvesSuliformesSulidae
Seasonal Activity
127,906 sightings · 2000–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Suliformes
- Family
- Sulidae
Traits
- Diet
- VertFishScav
- Foraging
- Aquatic
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body mass
- 2.6 kg
Photo
(c) Paul Pratt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paul Pratt
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Occurrence data from GBIF.