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The Cape gannet (Morus capensis) is a bird found in South Africa and Namibia. Found in South Africa and Namibia. It eats fish and dead animals (carrion). The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

🏡 Where the Cape gannet lives

Found in South Africa and Namibia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐟 Fish90%
• 🦴 Leftovers (carrion)10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by JJSUN (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1079085. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Cape gannet

Where does the Cape gannet live?

The Cape gannet lives in South Africa and Namibia. Found in South Africa and Namibia.

What does the Cape gannet eat?

fish (about 90%), dead animals (carrion) (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Cape gannet endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.