Species profile
Cape gannet, South African gannet
Morus capensis
Quick answer
Breeds islands off s Africa; disperses to coastal Mozambique
- Scientific name
- Morus capensis
- Family
- Sulidae
- Order
- Suliformes
- Genus
- Morus
- Conservation status
- Endangered
Recording Cape gannet, South African gannet in your journal
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