Cape gannet  (Morus capensis)

Authentication

Authenticated (05/12/2006) by Dr. Robert Crawford, Marine and Coastal Management, South Africa's Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism,
http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/stats/adu/staff/ps_rob.htm


http://www.mcm-deat.gov.za/

Glossary

  • Primaries: in birds, the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of the wing.
  • Secondaries: in birds, the shorter flight feathers projecting along the inner edge of the wing.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (September, 2006)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. BirdLife International (November, 2006)
    http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=3653&m=0
  3. del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Sargatal, J. (1992) Handbook of the Birds of the World – Ostrich to Ducks. Vol. 1.Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
  4. Navarro, R. Cape Gannet Morus capensis. University of Cape Town: Avian Demography Unit (November, 2006)
    http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/stats/adu/species/sp053_00.htm
  5. KidsBiology.com (November, 2006)
    http://www.kidsbiology.com/animals-for-children.php?animal=Cape%20Gannet
  6. Siyabona Africa: Timbavati Private Game Reserve (November, 2006)
    http://timbavati.krugerpark.co.za/africa_cape_gannet.html
  7. Crawford, R.J.M. (2005) Cape Gannet. In: Hockey, P.A.R., Dean, W.R.J., Ryan, P.G. and Maree, S. (Eds) Roberts Birds of Southern Africa, 7th Edition.John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town.
  8. Crawford, R.J.M. (2006) Pers. comm.
  9. Crawford, R.J.M., Dundee, B.L., Dyer, B.M., Klages, N.T., Meÿer, M.A. and Upfold, L. (2007) Trends in numbers of Cape gannets (Morus capensis), 1956/57-2005/06, with a consideration of the influence of food and other factors. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 64: 0 - . Available at: http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/fsl011v1
  10. Ferreira, A. (27th August 2006) Decoys save Lamberts Bay after seal bloodbath. Mail and Guardian Online (November, 2006)
    http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=282102&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__national/
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