Bird
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanus · Sulidae · Suliformes
Best monthsJul–Aug · Octmost records
Records1,679,623in 29 countries
Most seen inCanada521,895 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Northern Gannet in brief
The northern gannet (Morus bassanus) is a bird of the Sulidae family — species of Least Concern bird.
Across the 29 countries we cover it has 1,679,623 published records, most of them from Canada, the United Kingdom and Denmark. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in July, August and October and fall to their lowest in February and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Canada521,895 records · best Jul, Aug
United Kingdom411,769 records · best Aug, Jul
Denmark133,759 records · best Oct, Sep
France104,107 records · best May, Oct
Norway83,185 records · best Oct, Sep
Portugal79,165 records · best Oct, Apr
Spain76,502 records · best Oct, Nov
Sweden73,554 records · best Oct, Nov
Ireland72,297 records · best Aug, Jul
Netherlands58,043 records · best Oct, Sep
Belgium32,011 records · best Oct, Feb
Germany13,600 records · best Oct, May
Iceland11,841 records · best Jun, Jul
Italy3,638 records · best Jan, Dec
Morocco2,701 records · best Mar, Apr
Senegal658 records · best Jan, Nov
Poland250 records · best Oct, Jan
Algeria192 records · best Dec, Nov
Mauritania170 records · best May, Dec
Tunisia118 records · best Feb, Apr
Libya44 records · best Feb, Jan
Croatia39 records · best Feb, Nov
Bahamas33 records · best Mar, May
Malta32 records · best Jan, Feb
Cyprus14 records · best Apr, Mar
Cape Verde3 records · best Nov, Mar
Grenada1 records · best Feb, Jan
Haiti1 records · best Nov, Jan
Saint Kitts and Nevis1 records · best Feb, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.