Australasian Gannet
Morus serrator
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderSuliformes
- FamilySulidae (Boobies and Gannets)
- GenusMorus (Mulberries)
- SpeciesMorus serrator (Australasian Gannet)
The Australasian gannet (Morus serrator), also known as the Australian gannet or tākapu, is a large seabird of the booby and gannet family, Sulidae. Adults are mostly white, with black flight feathers at the wingtips and lining the trailing edge of the wing. The central tail feathers are also black. The head is tinged buff-yellow, with a pearly grey bill edged in dark grey or black, and blue-rimmed eyes. Young birds have mottled plumage in their first year, dark above and light below. The head is an intermediate mottled grey, with a dark bill. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Australasian Gannet sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 508 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park
Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Black-faced Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscescens
Australian Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius
Australian Darter
Anhinga novaehollandiae
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 10 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 11 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Australasian Gannet in Great Otway National Park?
About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Australasian Gannet sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 508 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Australasian Gannet in Great Otway National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Australasian Gannet in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.