World Bird List

Seabirds - World Bird List


Loon, Penguin, Albatross, Petrel, Shearwater, Grebe, Tropicbird, Pelican, Frigatebird, Gannet, Booby, Cormorant, Shag, Anhinga, Darter

  • Loons
    • Common Loon

      Loons

      A small family of northern hemisphere birds that spend virtually all their lives on water, swimming and diving.

  • Penguins
    • Magellanic Penguin

      Penguins

      A familiar family of flightless birds that are adapted for a marine lifestyle. All breed on land or ice and winter at sea. The family has evolved to live in a wide variety of habitats with an extreme range of temperatures.

  • Albatrosses
    • Waved Albatross

      Albatrosses

      At sea the grace and elegance of the albatross is unrivaled. On land they earn the nickname of "goony birds". They are long-lived but their low breeding productivity means that populations are slow to rebound from losses.

  • Petrels, Shearwaters
    • Audubon's Shearwater

      Petrels, Shearwaters

      The "tubenosed" seabirds of this diverse family spend much of their time at sea. Because many species only come ashore to breed at remote sites, the family includes some of the least know of all bird species.

  • Grebes
    • Horned Grebe

      Grebes

      Small or medium-sized diving birds, grebes spend almost all their time on the water. They are found on lakes and marshes across the world, but reach their greatest diversity in the New World.

  • Tropicbirds
    • Red-billed Tropicbird

      Tropicbirds

      Plunge-diving marine birds of tropical and subtropical waters, tropicbirds recall terns in body shape but have stronger flight. They are distinctive for their long central tail streamers and brightly colored bill.

  • Pelicans
    • Brown Pelican

      Pelicans

      A small group of fish-eating waterbirds, the pelicans are known for their unique pouch, used for scooping up prey.

  • Frigatebirds
    • Magnificent Frigatebird

      Frigatebirds

      A uniform group of striking seabirds, frigatebirds are easily recognized as they soar endlessly over warm oceans.

  • Gannets, Boobies
    • Nazca Booby

      Gannets, Boobies

      Supreme plunge-divers, gannets and boobies are found in most of the world's oceans except for the colder areas of the North Pacific.

  • Cormorants, Shags
    • Double Crested Cormorant

      Cormorants, Shags

      Cormorants are medium to large diving birds commonly seen along coastlines and in many interior wetlands.

  • Anhingas, Darters
    • Anhinga

      Anhingas, Darters

      This family comprises just the New World Anhinga and the Old World Darter.

Magnificent Frigatebird

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