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Australasian Gannet, Farewell Spit, New Zealand

Sir Joseph Banks wrote of the Australasian Gannets as he witnessed them in flight in 1769 aboard the Endeavour. The crew aboard Captain Cook’s ship was making the first voyage to New Zealand and noted the similarities to European geese. A pair of Australasian Gannet flying at Farewell Spit, New Zealand.

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Filename: Australasian Gannet 02_6454.jpg
Copyright: Kimball Chen
Image Size: 3888x2592 / 4.0MB; Australasian Gannet gannet Pelecaniformes Morus serrator takapu fly flight soar wing wingspan sky blue Farewell Spit South Island New Zealand colony bird
Contained in galleries: Australasian Gannet Pictures - Photos, Birds (mostly from New Zealand)

Sir Joseph Banks wrote of the Australasian Gannets as he witnessed them in flight in 1769 aboard the Endeavour. The crew aboard Captain Cook’s ship was making the first voyage to New Zealand and noted the similarities to European geese. A pair of Australasian Gannet flying at Farewell Spit, New Zealand.