北方鲣鸟
北方鲣鸟 | |
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一对北方塘鹅,摄于黑尔戈兰岛 | |
科学分类 | |
界: | 动物界 Animalia |
门: | 脊索动物门 Chordata |
纲: | 鸟纲 Aves |
目: | 鲣鸟目 Suliformes |
科: | 鲣鸟科 Sulidae |
属: | 大鲣鸟属 Morus |
种: | 北方鲣鸟 M. bassanus
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二名法 | |
Morus bassanus Linnaeus, 1758
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北方塘鹅的分布范围 | |
异名 | |
Sula bassana |
北方鲣鸟(学名:Morus bassanus),为鲣鸟科大鲣鸟属下的一个种类,又名北鲣鸟或憨鲣鸟,是北大西洋最大的海鸟。
分布
北方鲣鸟主要生活在北大西洋,为候鸟随季节迁徙,冬季迁徙到美国大西洋沿岸佛罗里达州,每年五月到加拿大魁北克及附近的海岛繁殖孵卵,也生活在地中海。
特征
成年的北方鲣鸟身长大约一米,但双翅张开后长可达1.7至1.9米[3],外表特征如下:
- 成年公鸟跟母鸟很像,全身为白色,头部及颈部为黄色或橘黄色。
- 亚成鸟全身为咖啡色,并有白色杂斑。
图库
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Colony on Bonaventure Island
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At the Norwegian bird-island Runde
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Sula Sgeir showing colony and guano
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An individual at the colony on Bonaventure Island
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魁北克鸟岛上的鸟巢
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一只展翅的北方鲣鸟
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Colony on "Bird Rock", Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland
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Circling above the Bass Rock, in the Firth of Forth, Scotland
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Northern Gannets raise their beaks high and clatter them against each other.
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Museum specimen
参考资料
- ^ BirdLife International. Morus bassanus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012. [26 November 2013].
- ^ Cramp, Stanley., K. E. L. Simmons. Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa: The Birds of the Western Palearctic. 1977. ISBN 0-19-857358-8.
- ^ Mullarney, K., Svensson, L., Zetterstrom, D., & Grant, P.J. Collins Bird Guide. 1999.
- BirdLife International. Morus bassanus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004. [9 May 2006]. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
外部链接
维基共享资源中相关的多媒体资源:Northern Gannet
- Live camera from Eldey, Iceland(页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆)
- Northern Gannets Pictures from Faroe Islands
- BTO BirdFacts - Northern Gannet(页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆)
- Northern Gannet videos, photos & sounds(页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆) on the Internet Bird Collection
- Northern Gannet Photographs South Dakota Birds and Birding
- Stamps(页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆)
- Northern Gannet photo gallery(页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆) VIREO