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Morus serrator (GR Gray, 1843) Sula serrator Family: gannets, boobies Order: Pelecaniformes print version
Australasian gannet Fou austral Alcatraz australiano Australtölpel
Migration: partial interoceanic, juveniles move great distances

Verbreitungskarte von Morus serrator Adults stay within vicinity of colony after breeding. Young birds disperse: those from New Zealand move W across Tasman Sea to S Australian waters, where ringing results have shown they may cover 2600 km in a week; large numbers follow W and E coasts of Australia N as far as Tropic of Capricorn. Several records of individuals in colonies of S. capensis off Africa (see page 318); vagrant to Brazil.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1992)


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(Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel)