WoRMS name details
Sula capensis (Lichtenstein, 1823)
212598 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212598)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Length: 84-94 cm. Colour: adult general colour white; face buff-yellow fading into yellow on head and nape; primaries and...
Description Length: 84-94 cm. Colour: adult general colour white; face buff-yellow fading into yellow on head and nape; primaries and secondaries black; tail black; bill blue-grey with black lines; facial skin black; legs and feet black with greenish-blue line on front of tarsus and top of toes; eye silvery-blue; immature brown with white spotts. Habitat: offshore coastal waters seldom beyond continental shelf. (<313><318>) [details]
WoRMS (2024). Sula capensis (Lichtenstein, 1823). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212598 on 2024-04-23
Date
action
by
1998-07-11 06:36:40Z
created
Depew, Lorna
1998-08-28 07:21:49Z
changed
Depew, Lorna
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basis of record
Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Length: 84-94 cm. Colour: adult general colour white; face buff-yellow fading into yellow on head and nape; primaries and secondaries black; tail black; bill blue-grey with black lines; facial skin black; legs and feet black with greenish-blue line on front of tarsus and top of toes; eye silvery-blue; immature brown with white spotts. Habitat: offshore coastal waters seldom beyond continental shelf. (<313><318>) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | South African gannetCape gannet | [details] |
