Cape Gannet
Morus capensis(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
English (US) Cape Gannet
The Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Sulidae (Boobies and Gannets) in the order Suliformes.
Range: breeds islands off southern Africa; disperses to coastal MozambiqueRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Morus capensis
- Order
- Suliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Cape Gannet
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Dysporus capensis
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
- Type locality
- Cape of Good Hope.
- Original description
- Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen p.86
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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