Northern Gannet Photo Gallery
Adult
Large heavy-bodied seabird with a daggerlike bill. Adults are mostly white with a yellowish wash on the head and neck and black flight feathers.
© John Reynolds / Macaulay LibraryOccitanie, December 03, 2016Juvenile
Large seabird. Juveniles are brown overall with white spotting.
© John Reynolds / Macaulay LibraryOccitanie, December 03, 2016Adult
Large white seabird with black wingtips. Though they spend most of their lives at sea, they often come close enough to shore to be seen when scanning with binoculars or a spotting scope.
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryNewfoundland and Labrador, June 03, 1997Not all videos have soundAdult
Bullet-shaped seabird with long pointed wings and long tail. In flight note white body and black flight feathers.
© Dorian Anderson / Macaulay LibraryNewfoundland and Labrador, July 02, 2013Juvenile
Juveniles in flight are brown overall with a white patch on the tail.
© John Reynolds / Macaulay LibraryOccitanie, December 03, 2016Immature
Immatures have patchy brown and white feathers. They attain adult plumage after 4–5 years. Note long pointed tail and wings.
© David Disher / Macaulay LibraryNorth Carolina, November 01, 2014Juvenile
Note wedge-shaped tail that is often held closed in a point. Juveniles have a dingy belly and a dark tail.
© Adrien Mauss / Macaulay LibraryHauts-de-France, September 07, 2015Adult
Nests in colonies on cliff ledges and steep slopes.
© Angus Pritchard / Macaulay LibraryScotland, June 26, 2016Immature and adult
Immature birds attain adult plumage after 4–5 years. Note daggerlike bill, narrow black mask, and pale yellow-washed head.
© Marie O'Neill / Macaulay LibraryQuebec, June 04, 2017Habitat
Breeds in dense colonies and spends the rest of its time at sea.
© Lynden Schofield / Macaulay LibraryScotland, August 08, 2014Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Boobies and Gannets(Order: Suliformes, Family: Sulidae)
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