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There are three oceanic bird species called gannet. They are found in the North Atlantic, where they are the largest seabirds, and in temperate seas around Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. The adults are mainly white with black-tipped wing feathers and a large, yellowish or buff-colored head, with black around the eyes. They have a tapered beak and pointed tail. They dive with half-closed wings to catch fish and squid. They waddle on land, but are expert fliers, spending most of their lives over water. They nest in dense colonies on cliffs. The largest species is the 40-in (100-cm) northern gannet.
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Each spring, thousands return to this rugged coastline, forming one of the U.K.’s most significant gannet colonies.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
With fewer gannets to eat them, fish populations may grow, potentially throwing off local balance.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 15 July 2025
April 15: The northern gannet after 20 days with the dermestid beetles.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 13 May 2025
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“Gannet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gannet. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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