北方鲣鸟(学名:Morus bassanus),为鲣鸟科大鲣鸟属下的一个种类,又名北鲣鸟或憨鲣鸟,是北大西洋最大的海鸟。
分布
北方鲣鸟主要生活在北大西洋,为候鸟随季节迁徙,冬季迁徙到美国大西洋沿岸佛罗里达州,每年五月到加拿大魁北克及附近的海岛繁殖孵卵,也生活在地中海。
特征
成年的北方鲣鸟身长大约一米,但双翅张开后长可达1.7至1.9米[3],外表特征如下:
- 成年公鸟跟母鸟很像,全身为白色,头部及颈部为黄色或橘黄色。
- 亚成鸟全身为咖啡色,并有白色杂斑。
图库
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Colony on Bonaventure Island
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At the Norwegian bird-island Runde
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Sula Sgeir showing colony and guano
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An individual at the colony on Bonaventure Island
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Colony on Stac Lee Island, Scotland
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On kelp close to Keflavik, Iceland
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魁北克鸟岛上的鸟巢
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一只展翅的北方鲣鸟
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Colony on "Bird Rock", Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland
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Circling above the Bass Rock, in the Firth of Forth, Scotland
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Northern Gannets raise their beaks high and clatter them against each other.
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Museum specimen
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