tropicbirds
Long-tailed ocean fliers
Tropicbirds are seabirds of warm oceans, recognizable by their mostly white plumage and extraordinarily long central tail feathers that stream behind them in flight.
They nest on remote islands and hunt by plunge-diving for fish.
Despite their tern-like appearance, they are not closely related to other seabirds.
Ocean-dwelling avians
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
- nestingMaking a dwelling
colonies · breeding · monogamous · courtship · fish-eating · endemic · species · cliffs
Absence of pigment
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- streamersDecorative hanging ribbons
- red-billedHaving scarlet mouthparts
- strikingNoticeably impressive
seabirds
Ocean-dwelling avians
nesting · colonies · breeding · monogamous · courtship · fish-eating · endemic · species · cliffs · islets
white
Absence of pigment
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- streamersDecorative hanging ribbons
- red-billedHaving scarlet mouthparts
gliding
Engineless aerial movement
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- aerodynamicsPhysics of air motion
- thermalsWarm air columns
updrafts · hovering · circling · airborne · wingspan · altitude · graceful · buoyancy · lift · drifting
pelagic
Of the open sea
atolls · currents · Indo-Pacific · Caribbean · Bermuda · Galapagos · Mauritius · Seychelles · lagoons
tropicbirdspenguins
Flightless aquatic seabirds
arctic terns · puffins · auks · murres · guillemots
tropicbirdsshorebirds
Coastal avian foragers
wading birds · sandpipers · plovers · oystercatchers · herons