There are bird species that live near the ocean, eating fish and other marine life. Among them there are representatives of the family of frigate and cormorants, albatross and petrels, plovers and gulls. Someone prefers to chase their victims, and someone dives, taking off from high rocks. For such purposes, birds have waterproof feathers and webbed feet to help grab slimy prey. Usually they like to make long flights, despite the fact that there is always a lot of food in their native lands.
Frigate
Magnificent frigate
Ascension or eagle frigate
Christmas frigate
Frigate Ariel
Albatross
Amsterdam albatross
Royal albatross
Wandering albatross
Tristan albatross
Cormorants
Antarctic blue-eyed cormorant
Eared cormorant
Cormorant
Bering cormorant
Red-faced cormorant
Bougainvillea Cormorant
Indian cormorant
Japanese or Ussuri cormorant
Crested cormorant or long-nosed cormorant
Reed cormorant
Small cormorant
New Zealand cormorant
White-breasted Cormorant
Lesser spotted cormorant
Galapagos flightless cormorant
Booby
Brown olusha
Red-footed boobies
Blue-faced boobies
Blue-footed boobies
Northern gannet
Petrel
Northern giant petrel
Southern giant petrel
Antarctic petrel
Cape Dove (Cape Petrel)
Snow petrel
Blue petrel
Small or common petrel
Thin-billed petrel
Great speckled petrel
Gray petrel
Common silly
Pigs
Wingless Loon
Arctic auk
Thinning again
Hatchet
Atlantic impasse
Plovers
Sea plover
Ussuriisky plover
Small plover
Screaming plover
Yellow-legged plover
Three-lane plover
Red-capped plover
Mongolian zuek
Caspian plover
Large-billed plover (Large-billed plover)
Penguin
King penguin
Gulls
Eastern Cludge (Khaley)
Atlantic kittiwake
Pacific kittiwake
Red-legged kittiwake or red-legged talker
River tern
Pink tern
South American tern
Antarctic tern
Small step
Variegated tern
Bengal tern
Black-tailed gull
Gray gull
Oduen’s Seagull
California gull
Sea gull
Dominican gull
Gray-winged gull
Western gull
Arctic or Icelandic gull
Thayer’s Seagull
Mediterranean seagull
Gull or steppe gull
Armenian or Sevan herring gull
Black-headed gull
Brown-headed gull
Australian gull
Red-footed gull
Black-headed or common (river) gull
Sea dove
Black-headed gull
Relic seagull
Little gull
Skuas
Long-tailed Skua
Short-tailed skua
Pomarine Skua
South Pole Skua
Antarctic skua
Great Skua
Duck
Spectacle Gaga (Fisher’s Gaga)
Gaga-comb
Pelican
Australian pelican
Curly pelican
American brown pelican
American White Pelican
Conclusion
Seabirds are amazing creatures that have learned to hunt and dive wonderfully in order to get food. They usually live in colonies and prefer to create nests in the same places every year. Some do it on the ground while others look for a suitable rock or burrow. The latter option is less dangerous, because predators will not be able to reach the coastal rocks and the offspring will be safe. The birds are ready to do much for the sake of the family and young – some species, such as the albatross, descend to the ground only to reproduce.
