Australasian Gannet
Morus serrator
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderSuliformes
- FamilySulidae (Boobies and Gannets)
- GenusMorus (Mulberries)
- SpeciesMorus serrator (Australasian Gannet)
Closest Relatives at Rakiura National Park
Australian Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius
Spotted Shag
Phalacrocorax punctatus
Bronze Shag
Leucocarbo chalconotus
Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
📅 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 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 9 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Australasian Gannet in Rakiura National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Australasian Gannet sighting in Rakiura National Park, based on 48 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Australasian Gannet in Rakiura National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Australasian Gannet in Rakiura National Park in our monthly data.