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Seabirds (mostly northern fulmars) flocking at a long-lining vessel. Some seabird species have benefited from fisheries, particularly from discarded fish and offal. These discards compose 30% of the food of seabirds in the North Sea, for example, and compose up to 70% of the total food of some seabird populations. [72]
The storm-petrels are the smallest seabirds, relatives of the petrels, feeding on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. Their flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like. Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) Wilson's storm petrel, Oceanites oceanicus LC; Elliot's storm petrel, Oceanites ...
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Procellariiformes / p r ɒ s ɛ ˈ l ɛər i. ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / is an order of seabirds that comprises four families: the albatrosses, the petrels and shearwaters, and two families of storm petrels.
Like most seabirds, the majority of procellariids breed once a year. There are exceptions; many individuals of the larger species, such as the white-headed petrel, will skip a breeding season after successfully fledging a chick, and some of the smaller species, such as the Christmas shearwaters, breed on a nine-month schedule. Among those that ...
The two fulmars are closely related seabirds occupying the same niche in different oceans. The northern fulmar ( Fulmarus glacialis ) or just fulmar lives in the North Atlantic and North Pacific , whereas the southern fulmar , ( Fulmarus glacialoides ) is, as its name implies, a bird of the Southern Ocean .
Wilmington’s very own Dean Neff, who owns Seabird restaurant with wife/chef Lydia Clopton, got some great news this week. He's on the list (again!) for semifinalists in the James Beard award. It ...
The Houtman Abrolhos, an island chain off the coast of Western Australia, is one of the most important areas in the world for breeding colonies of seabirds. [1] Around 90 species of seabird occur there, as well as three species of shore bird, and six species of land bird.