Editing Gannet (section)

{{short description|Genus of diving seabirds}}
{{other uses}}
{{For|the plant genus|Morus (disambiguation){{!}}Morus}}
{{Distinguish|Moros|Moros intrepidus}}
{{automatic taxobox
| name = Gannet
| fossil_range = [[Early Miocene]] to recent {{fossilrange|20|0}}
| image = Morus bassanus 9.jpg
| image_caption = [[Northern gannet]]s (''Morus bassanus'') on [[Heligoland]] 
|image2=Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) (W1CDR0001422 BD11).ogg 
|image2_caption=Northern gannet calls recorded on [[Grassholm Island]], [[Wales]]
| taxon = Morus (bird)
| authority = [[Louis Pierre Vieillot|Vieillot]], 1816
| type_species = ''[[Morus bassanus|Pelecanus bassanus]]''
| type_species_authority = [[Linnaeus]], 1758
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = *''[[Morus bassanus]]''
*''[[Morus capensis]]''
*''[[Morus serrator]]''
| synonyms = ''Moris''
}}
'''Gannets''' are [[seabirds]] comprising the genus '''''Morus''''' in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Sulidae]], closely related to [[booby|boobies]]. They are known as 'solan' or 'solan goose' in Scotland. A common misconception is that the Scottish name is 'guga' but this is the Gaelic name referring to the chicks only.

Gannets are large white [[bird]]s with yellowish heads, black-tipped wings and long bills. Northern gannets are the largest [[seabirds]] in the North [[Atlantic]], having a wingspan of up to {{convert|2|m|ft|frac=2|abbr=off|spell=in}}. The other two species occur in the temperate seas around [[southern Africa]], southern Australia, and New Zealand.