seafowl
Gull or tern
Seafowl are birds that live on or near the sea—gulls, terns, cormorants, puffins, and similar species.
The term is somewhat old-fashioned; seabirds is now more common.
The cliffs were thick with nesting seafowl.
Long-winged oceanic bird
- pelicanPouch-throated waterbird
- cormorantFish-diving seabird
- gannetPlunge-diving marine bird
- puffinStocky auk, bright beak
tern · fulmar · shearwater · kittiwake · guillemot · murre · auk · petrel
Land-water boundary
- cliffsSteep natural rock walls
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- tidepoolsCoastal rock hollows holding seawater
- rockyCovered with stones
kelp · bluffs · harbor · nesting · rookery · colony · guano · burrow
Established bird migration path
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- overwinterSurvive the cold season
- stopoverBrief halt mid-journey
long-distance · arctic · navigation · tracking · banding · transoceanic · dispersal · wintering
albatross
Long-winged oceanic bird
puffin · tern · fulmar · shearwater · kittiwake · guillemot · murre · auk · petrel · frigatebird
shoreline
Land-water boundary
- cliffsSteep natural rock walls
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- tidepoolsCoastal rock hollows holding seawater
rocky · kelp · bluffs · harbor · nesting · rookery · colony · guano · burrow · ledge
flyway
Established bird migration path
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- overwinterSurvive the cold season
stopover · long-distance · arctic · navigation · tracking · banding · transoceanic · dispersal · wintering · staging
diving
Entering water deliberately
skimming · floating · preening · nesting · foraging · hovering · scavenging · flocking · courtship · brooding