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Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 39,473, February 29,154, March 45,677, April 71,861, May 103,612, June 112,983, July 120,899, August 103,972, September 76,334, October 56,978, November 31,135, December 24,335.
United States1,281,931
Canada1,069,786
Alaska816,414
Virginia41,256
New York40,666
North Carolina38,886
Maryland24,499
South Carolina16,130
New Hampshire14,830
Connecticut12,041

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderGannets, Cormorants, and Allies · Suliformes
FamilyBoobies and Gannets · Sulidae
GenusGannets · Morus

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