seabirds
Terns and pelicans
Seabirds are birds adapted to life on and around the ocean—pelicans, albatrosses, puffins, gulls, and others that feed primarily from the sea.
They typically nest in coastal colonies and spend much of their lives over open water.
The oil spill devastated local seabird populations.
Long-winged oceanic bird
- puffinStocky auk, bright beak
- pelicanPouch-throated waterbird
- cormorantFish-diving seabird
- gannetPlunge-diving marine bird
tern · gull · petrel · fulmar · shearwater · kittiwake · guillemot · murre
At risk of extinction
- bycatchNon-target species caught accidentally
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
- oil spillPetroleum released into water
- plasticCapable of being molded
marine reserve · breeding program · population decline · protected · sanctuary · monitoring · albatross · puffin
Vertical rock wall
- shorelineLand-water boundary
- rookeryCommunal bird nesting site
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- nestingMaking a dwelling
guano · rockpool · estuary · kelp · tidal · dunes · bluff · inlet
Entering water deliberately
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
- squidTen-armed marine mollusk
- krillSmall marine crustaceans
- scavengingGathering discarded or dead material
regurgitation · trawler · bycatch · webbed feet · bill · pouch · schooling · hovering
Long-distance migratory seabird
- flywaysAerial migration corridors
- navigationDetermining position and course
- breeding groundsSites where species reproduce
- winteringPassing the cold season
transoceanic · seasonal · stopover · passage · flocking · soaring · gliding · long-distance
albatross
Long-winged oceanic bird
gannet · tern · gull · petrel · fulmar · shearwater · kittiwake · guillemot · murre · auk
endangered
At risk of extinction
- bycatchNon-target species caught accidentally
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
- oil spillPetroleum released into water
plastic · marine reserve · breeding program · population decline · protected · sanctuary · monitoring · albatross · puffin · colony collapse
cliff
Vertical rock wall
nesting · guano · rockpool · estuary · kelp · tidal · dunes · bluff · inlet · seashore
diving
Entering water deliberately
scavenging · regurgitation · trawler · bycatch · webbed feet · bill · pouch · schooling · hovering · piracy
arctic tern
Long-distance migratory seabird
- flywaysAerial migration corridors
- navigationDetermining position and course
- breeding groundsSites where species reproduce
wintering · transoceanic · seasonal · stopover · passage · flocking · soaring · gliding · long-distance · biannual
- Irish CoastWild Atlantic Way, Connemara, Beara Peninsula, coastal cliffs, headlands
- North Seaoffshore drilling, oil platforms, oil platform, offshore wind farms, wind farms
- open oceanopen ocean, twilight zone, midnight zone, surface water, water column
- ocean lifeocean, shark, whale, dolphin, ocean life
- beach thingsbeach, sand, waves, towel, sunscreen
- island wildlifemarine iguana, Darwin's finches, Galapagos tortoise, giant tortoise, giant tortoises
seabirdslandbirds
Birds living on land
songbirds · raptors · passerines · birds of prey · game birds
seabirdsdomestic fowl
Farm-raised edible birds
poultry · domesticated birds · chickens · cage birds · pet birds