Australasian Gannet
Morus serrator(Gray, GR, 1843)
English (US) Australasian Gannet
The Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator) 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 southeastern Australia including Tasmania, and coasts and islands off New ZealandRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Morus serrator
- Order
- Suliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Australasian Gannet
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Pelecanus serrator
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1843)
- Type locality
- Substitute name for Sula australis Gould, not Stephens. Tasmania.
- Original description
- Travels in New Zealand; with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country 2 p.200
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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