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Like many birds, seabirds often migrate after the breeding season. Of these, the trip taken by the Arctic tern is the farthest of any bird, crossing the equator in order to spend the Austral summer in Antarctica. Other species also undertake trans-equatorial trips, both from the north to the south, and from south to north.
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)
[1] [2] The name is derived from the type genus Procellaria which in turn is derived from the Latin word procella meaning "storm" or "gale". [3] The type genus was named in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. [4] Procellariidae is one of families that make up the order Procellariiformes. [5]
Typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk. Twelve species have been recorded in Maine. Eastern screech-owl, Megascops asio (R except in York County) Great horned owl, Bubo virginianus
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.
No gull species is a single-prey specialist, and no gull species forages using only a single method. The type of food depends on circumstances; terrestrial prey, e.g. seeds, fruit and earthworms, is more common during the breeding season, while marine prey is more common in the nonbreeding season when birds spend more time on large bodies of water.
Geese and ducks are just two types of water birds, which include seabirds, shorebirds, waterfowl, and numerous other forms of birds. Video of gulls, ducks, and swans feeding on the Danube River in Vienna (2014) A water bird, alternatively waterbird or aquatic bird, is a bird that lives on or around water.
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.