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Australasian Gannet
Australasian Gannet
Morrus Serrator
Sulidae
These white birds have a very distinct orange head hand black tips to their wings.
They weigh 2-3 kg with a wingspan of up to 200cm.
Their very distinct orange head and dropping into the ocean.
They are known for plunging into the water at up to 100 km per hour.
Coastal seas.
They mainly feast on mackerel on herring.
They usually only have a one chick per year and breed in big groups.
The Australasian gannet is distributed over the eastern and southern shore of Australia and some parts of New Zealand.
Protected
Declining food sources, entanglement in fishing nets and ingestion of micro plastics.
A raucous, throaty, vibrato "arrrrrr"
On mainland Australia there's a breeding colony at Point Danger, near Portland Victoria. On Bruny Island, Adventure Bay is a good spot.
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