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Cape Gannet

Morus capensis
(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
Piquero del Cabo
Atobá-do-cabo
Family: Sulidae
Order: Suliformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Endangered
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Synonyms: Dysporus capensis.


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Number of Records: 5



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
50423422/10/2016South AfricaCabo OccidentalCabo de Buena EsperanzaAdrian Braidotti
140621825/12/2008ArgentinaChubutÁrea Natural Protegida Punta Tombo1Artículo Rebstock, G. A., M. L. Agüero, P. Dee Boersma, L. A. Ebert, A. Gómez Laich, N. Lisnizer, W. S. Svagelj & M. M. Trivellini. 2010. Repeated observations of a Cape Gannet Morus capensis on the coast of Patagonia, Argentina. Ostrich, 81(2): 167–169. 
140621917/11/2008ArgentinaChubutPunta Leon1Artículo Rebstock, G. A., M. L. Agüero, P. Dee Boersma, L. A. Ebert, A. Gómez Laich, N. Lisnizer, W. S. Svagelj & M. M. Trivellini. 2010. Repeated observations of a Cape Gannet Morus capensis on the coast of Patagonia, Argentina. Ostrich, 81(2): 167–169. 
140621723/11/2007ArgentinaChubutÁrea Natural Protegida Punta Tombo1Artículo Rebstock, G. A., M. L. Agüero, P. Dee Boersma, L. A. Ebert, A. Gómez Laich, N. Lisnizer, W. S. Svagelj & M. M. Trivellini. 2010. Repeated observations of a Cape Gannet Morus capensis on the coast of Patagonia, Argentina. Ostrich, 81(2): 167–169. 
6065711/10/2003South AfricaCabo OccidentalBird Island Nature Reserve, Lambert´s BayCarmelo López Abad
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EcoRegistros. 2026. Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.