coastal bird
Beach-dwelling avian species
A coastal bird is any bird that lives primarily along shorelines, beaches, or tidal zones.
The category includes gulls, pelicans, sandpipers, terns, and cormorants—species adapted to feed on marine life and nest near water.
Coastal birds scattered as the tide came in.
- seagullCoastal scavenging bird
- pelicanPouch-throated waterbird
- sandpiperSmall wading shorebird
- ternFork-tailed ocean bird
- heronLong-legged waterside bird
cormorant · plover · gull · egret · oystercatcher · albatross · puffin · gannet · curlew · tide · tidal flat · shoreline · high tide line · beach · rocky shore · driftwood · waves · nesting