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Seabirds (also known as marine birds) are birds that are adapted to life within the marine environment. While seabirds vary greatly in lifestyle, behaviour and physiology, they often exhibit striking convergent evolution , as the same environmental problems and feeding niches have resulted in similar adaptations.
Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Help Subcategories. This category has the following 18 subcategories, out of 18 total. A ... Birds of subantarctic islands (4 C, 56 P)
Appearance. move to sidebar hide. In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] ...
Charadriiformes (/ k ə ˈ r æ d r i. ɪ f ɔːr m iː z /, from Charadrius, the type genus of family Charadriidae) is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds.It includes about 390 species and has members in all parts of the world.
Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Help ... Pages in category "Birds of the Atlantic Ocean" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
The birds feed on fish, squid and crustacea, with many also taking fisheries discards and carrion. Whilst agile swimmers and excellent in water, petrels have weak legs and can only shuffle on land, with the giant petrels of the genus Macronectes being the only two species that are capable of proper terrestrial locomotion .
Petrels are a monophyletic [1] group of marine seabirds, sharing a characteristic of a nostril arrangement that results in the name "tubenoses". [2] Petrels encompass three of the four extant families within the Procellariiformes order, namely Procellariidae (fulmarine petrels, gadfly petrels, diving petrels, prions, and shearwaters), Hydrobatidae (northern storm petrels), and Oceanitidae ...
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Sternidae. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of ...