Sulidae
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The bird family Sulidae comprises the gannets and boobies. Collectively called sulids, they are medium-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish and similar prey. The 10 species in this family
Brown boobytern
Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) with distinctive colouring and bill.
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) preparing to land
A blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) incubating its eggs
Gannet
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Gannets are seabirds comprising the genus Morus in the family Sulidae, closely related to boobies. They are known as 'solan' or 'solan goose' in Scotland. A common misconception is that the Scottish n
Sulidae
…The bird family Sulidae comprises the gannets and boobies. Collectively called sulids, they are medium-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish and similar prey. The 10 species in this…
Morus bassanus 9
A northern gannet in Bonaventure Island's colony
Gannet, Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire
Gannet in the Celtic Sea – Ireland