Gannets are seabirds comprising the genus Morus in the family Sulidae, closely related to 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 birds 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 two metres. The other two species occur in the temperate seas around Southern Africa, Southern Australia, and New Zealand
Frigatebirds are a family of seabirds called Fregatidae which are found across all tropical and subtropical oceans. The five extant species are classified in a single genus, Fregata. All have predominantly black plumage, long, deeply forked tails and long hooked bills. Frigatebirds are referred to as kleptoparasites as they occasionally rob other seabirds for food, and are known to snatch seabird chicks from the nest.
