Australasian Gannet
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Australasian Gannet

Morus serrator

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Noosa National Park
30 Verified records at Noosa National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Australasian Gannet sighting in Noosa National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Noosa National Park

Brown Booby
LC

Brown Booby

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sula leucogaster

<5% · Rare
Masked Booby
LC

Masked Booby

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sula dactylatra

Insufficient data
Australian Pied Cormorant
LC Endemic

Australian Pied Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax varius

40–50% · Likely
Great Cormorant
LC Endemic

Great Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax carbo

10–20% · With luck
Little Black Cormorant
LC

Little Black Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

5–10% · With luck
Little Pied Cormorant
LC Endemic

Little Pied Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Microcarbo melanoleucos

5–10% · With luck
Lesser Frigatebird
LC Endemic

Lesser Frigatebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fregata ariel

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
40–50
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
20–30%
2 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
3 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
4 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
5 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
6 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
7 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
8 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
9 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
5–10%
10 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
11 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Australasian Gannet in Noosa National Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Australasian Gannet sighting in Noosa National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Australasian Gannet in Noosa National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Australasian Gannet in Noosa National Park in our monthly data.

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