#aquatic_bird__aquaticbird wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water
supertype: #bird warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
subtype: #waterfowl__water_bird__waterbird__waterbird freshwater aquatic bird
subtype: #anseriform_bird chiefly web-footed swimming birds
subtype: #duck small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
subtype: #drake adult male of a wild or domestic duck
subtype: #quack-quack child's word for a duck
subtype: #duckling young duck
subtype: #diving_duck any of various ducks of especially bays and estuaries that dive for their food
subtype: #dabbling_duck__dabbler any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling
subtype: #mallard__Anas_platyrhynchos wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed
subtype: #black_duck__blackduck__Anas_rubripes dusky black duck of northeastern United States and Canada
subtype: #teal any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America
subtype: #greenwing__green-winged_teal__Anas_crecca common teal of Eurasia and North America
subtype: #bluewing__blue-winged_teal__Anas_discors American teal
subtype: #garganey__Anas_querquedula small Eurasian teal
subtype: #widgeon__wigeon__Anas_penelope freshwater duck of Eurasia and North Africa related to mallards and teals
subtype: #American_widgeon__baldpate__Anas_americana American widgeon the male of which has a white crown
subtype: #Anas_clypeata__shoveler__shoveller__broadbill freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill
subtype: #pintail__pin-tailed_duck__Anas_acuta long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers
subtype: #sheldrake Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill
subtype: #shelduck female sheldrake
subtype: #ruddy_duck__ruddyduck__oxyurajamaicensi reddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and and northern South America
subtype: #bufflehead__butterball__dipper__Bucephela_albeola small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
subtype: #goldeneye__whistler__Bucephela_clangula large-headed swift-flying diving duck of arctic regions
subtype: #Barrow's_goldeneye__Bucephala_islandica North American goldeneye diving duck
subtype: #canvasback_duck__canvasback__Aythya_valisineria North American wild duck valued for sport and food
subtype: #pochard__Aythya_ferina heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a gray-and-black body and reddish head
subtype: #Aythya_americana__redhead North American diving duck with a gray-and-black body and reddish-brown head
subtype: #scaup_duck__scaupduck__bluebill__broadbill diving ducks of North America having a bluish-gray bill
subtype: #greater_scaup__greaterscaup__Aythya_marila large scaup of North America having a greenish iridescence on the head of the male
subtype: #lesser_scaup_duck__lesser_scaup__lake_duck__Aythya_affinis common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads
subtype: #wild_duck an undomesticated duck (especially a mallard)
subtype: #wood_duck__summer_duck__wood_widgeon__Aix_sponsa showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees
subtype: #wood_drake male wood duck
subtype: #mandarin_duck__Aix_galericulata showy crested Asiatic duck; often domesticated
subtype: #muscovy_duck__muscovyduck__muskduck__Cairina_moschata large crested wild duck of Central and South America; widely domesticated
subtype: #sea_duck__seaduck any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser
subtype: #eider_duck__eiderduck duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females
subtype: #scoter__scooter large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere
subtype: #common_scoter__Melanitta_nigra a variety of scoter
subtype: #old_squaw__oldsquaw__oldwife__clangulahyemali a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States
subtype: #merganser__fish_duck__sawbill large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges
subtype: #goosander__Mergus_merganser common merganser of Europe and North America
subtype: #American_merganser__Mergus_merganser_americanus common North American diving duck considered a variety of the European goosander
subtype: #red-breasted_merganser__Mergus_serrator widely distributed merganser of America and Europe
subtype: #smew__Mergus_albellus smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia
subtype: #hooded_merganser__hooded_sheldrake__Lophodytes_cucullatus small North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's head
subtype: #goose web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
subtype: #gosling young goose
subtype: #gander mature male goose
subtype: #Chinese_goose__Anser_cygnoides very large wild goose of northeast Asia; interbreeds freely with the graylag
subtype: #graylag__greylag__greylag_goose__greylaggoose__Anser_anser common gray wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds
subtype: #blue_goose__Chen_caerulescens North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter
subtype: #snow_goose blue goose in the white color phase
subtype: #brant_goose__brantgoose__brant__brent__brent_goose__brentgoose small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
subtype: #common_brant_goose__Branta_bernicla the best known variety of brant goose
subtype: #Canada_goose__honker__Canadian_goose__Branta_canadensis common grayish-brown wild goose of North America
subtype: #barnacle_goose__barnacle__Branta_leucopsis European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
subtype: #screamer gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting call
subtype: #horned_screamer__Anhima_cornuta screamer having a hornlike process projecting from the forehead
subtype: #crested_screamer__crestedscreamer distinguished from the horned screamer by a feathery crest on the back of the head
subtype: #chaja__Chauna_torquata largest crested screamer; naive to southern Brazil and Argentina
subtype: #swan stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
subtype: #coscoroba large white South American bird intermediate in some respects between ducks and swans
subtype: #cob adult male swan
subtype: #pen.swan female swan
subtype: #cygnet a young swan
subtype: #mute_swan__Cygnus_olor soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated
subtype: #whooper_swan__whooperswan__whooper__Cygnus_cygnus common Old World swan noted for its whooping call
subtype: #tundra_swan__Cygnus_columbianus swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds
subtype: #whistling_swan__whistlingswan__cygnuscolumbianuscolumbianu North American subspecies of tundra swan having a soft whistling note
subtype: #Bewick's_swan__Cygnus_columbianus_bewickii Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper
subtype: #trumpeter_swan__trumpeterswan__trumpeter__Cygnus_buccinator large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry
subtype: #black_swan__blackswan__Cygnus_atratus large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill
subtype: #wading_bird__wader any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food
subtype: #stork large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage
subtype: #white_stork__whitestork__Ciconia_ciconia the common stork of Europe; white with black wing feathers and a red bill
subtype: #black_stork__blackstork__Ciconia_nigra Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below
subtype: #adjutant_bird__adjutant__adjutant_stork__Leptoptilus_dubius large Indian stork with a military gait
subtype: #marabou_stork__maraboustork__marabou__marabout__Leptoptilus_crumeniferus large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; downy under-wing feathers are used to trim garments
subtype: #openbill stork with a grooved bill whose upper and lower parts touch only at the base and tip
subtype: #jabiru__Jabiru_mycteria large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America
subtype: #saddlebill__jabiru__Ephippiorhynchus_senegalensis large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle
subtype: #policeman_bird__policemanbird__black-necked_stork__jabiru__Xenorhyncus_asiaticus large mostly white Australian stork
subtype: #Mycteria_americana__wood_ibis__wood_stork American stork resembling the true ibises in having a downward-curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World tropics
subtype: #shoebill__shoebird__Balaeniceps_rex large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe
subtype: #ibis wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills
subtype: #wood_ibis__wood_stork__Ibis_ibis Old World wood ibis
subtype: #sacred_ibis__Threskiornis_aethiopica African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians
subtype: #spoonbill wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon
subtype: #common_spoonbill__Platalea_leucorodia pure white crested spoonbill of southern Eurasia and northeastern Africa
subtype: #roseate_spoonbill__roseatespoonbill__Ajaia_ajaja tropical rose-colored New World spoonbill
subtype: #flamingo large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes
subtype: #heron gray or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill
subtype: #great_blue_heron__Ardea_herodius large American heron having bluish-gray plumage
subtype: #Ardea_occidentalis__great_white_heron__greatwhiteheron large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys
subtype: #egret any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
subtype: #snowy_egret__snowyegret__snowy_heron__snowyheron__Egretta_thula small New World egret
subtype: #little_egret__Egretta_garzetta Old World egret
subtype: #great_white_heron__greatwhiteheron__Casmerodius_albus widely distributed Old World white egret
subtype: #American_egret__great_white_heron__greatwhiteheron__Egretta_albus the common American egret; a variety of the Old World Casmerodius albus
subtype: #cattle_egret__Bubulcus_ibis small white egret widely distributed in warm regions often found around grazing animals
subtype: #little_blue_heron__Egretta_caerulea small bluish gray heron of the western hemisphere
subtype: #night_heron__nightheron__night_raven__nightraven nocturnal or crepuscular herons
subtype: #black-crowned_night_heron__blackcrownednightheron__Nycticorax_nycticorax night heron of both Old and New Worlds
subtype: #yellow-crowned_night_heron__Nyctanassa_violacea North American night heron
subtype: #boatbill__boat-billed_heron__broadbill__Cochlearius_cochlearius tropical American heron related to night herons
subtype: #bittern relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes
subtype: #American_bittern__stake_driver__stakedriver__Botaurus_lentiginosus a kind of bittern
subtype: #European_bittern__Botaurus_stellaris a kind of bittern
subtype: #least_bittern__leastbittern__Ixobrychus_exilis small American bittern
subtype: #crane large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world
subtype: #whooping_crane__whooper__Grus_americana rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call
subtype: #courlan__Aramus_guarauna wading bird of South and Central America
subtype: #limpkin__Aramus_pictus wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call
subtype: #crested_cariama__crestedcariama__seriema__Cariama_cristata Brazilian cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama
subtype: #chunga__seriema__Chunga_burmeisteri Argentinian cariama
subtype: #rail.wading_bird any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
subtype: #weka__maori_hen__maorihen__wood_hen flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting
subtype: #crake any of several short-billed Old World rails
subtype: #corncrake__land_rail__Crex_crex common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields
subtype: #spotted_crake__spottedcrake__Porzana_porzana Eurasian rail of swamps and marshes
subtype: #notornis__takahe__Notornis_mantelli flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules
subtype: #coot slaty-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks
subtype: #American_coot__marsh_hen__marshhen__mud_hen__mudhen__water_hen__waterhen__Fulica_americana North American coot
subtype: #Old_World_coot__Fulica_atra Eurasian coot
subtype: #bustard large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy steppes
subtype: #great_bustard__greatbustard__Otis_tarda largest European land bird
subtype: #plain_turkey__plainturkey__Choriotis_australis popular Australian game bird
subtype: #button_quail__bustard_quail__bustardquail__hemipode small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and North Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains
subtype: #striped_button_quail__Turnix_sylvatica a variety of button quail having stripes
subtype: #ortygan any of several East Indian birds
subtype: #plain_wanderer__plainwanderer__pedionomustorquatu small Australian bird related to the button quail; classified as wading bird but inhabits plains
subtype: #trumpeter large gregarious forest-dwelling cranelike bird of South America having glossy black plumage and a loud prolonged cry; easily domesticated
subtype: #Brazilian_trumpeter__Psophia_crepitans trumpeter of Brazil and Guiana; often kept to protect poultry in Brazil
subtype: #shorebird__shore_bird__shorebird__limicoline_bird__limicolinebird any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
subtype: #plover any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers
subtype: #piping_plover__Charadrius_melodus small plover of eastern North America
subtype: #killdeer_plover__killdeer__kildeer__Charadrius_vociferus American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry
subtype: #dotterel__dotrel__Charadrius_morinellus__Eudromias_morinellus rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia
subtype: #golden_plover plovers of Europe and America having the backs marked with golden-yellow spots
subtype: #lapwing__green_plover__greenplover__peewit__pewit large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
subtype: #turnstone migratory shorebirds of the plover family that turn over stones in searching for food
subtype: #ruddy_turnstone__ruddyturnstone__Arenaria_interpres common arctic turnstone that winters south to South America and Australia
subtype: #black_turnstone__blackturnstone__Arenaria-Melanocephala common turnstone of North American Pacific coast
subtype: #sandpiper any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
subtype: #European_sandpiper__Actitis_hypoleucos a variety of sandpiper
subtype: #spotted_sandpiper__spottedsandpiper__Actitis_macularia common North American sandpiper
subtype: #least_sandpiper__leastsandpiper__stint__Erolia_minutilla smallest American sandpiper
subtype: #red-backed_sandpiper__dunlin__Erolia_alpina small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions
subtype: #greenshank__Tringa_nebularia large European sandpiper with greenish legs
subtype: #redshank__Tringa_totanus a common Old World wading bird with long red legs
subtype: #yellowlegs either of two North American shorebird with yellow legs
subtype: #greater_yellowlegs__Tringa_melanoleuca a variety of yellowlegs
subtype: #lesser_yellowlegs__Tringa_flavipes a variety of yellowlegs
subtype: #pectoral_sandpiper__jacksnipe__Calidris_melanotos American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
subtype: #grayback__knot__Calidris_canutus sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the S hemisphere
subtype: #curlew_sandpiper__Calidris_Ferruginea Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew
subtype: #sanderling__Crocethia_alba small sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and migrates south along sandy coasts in most of world
subtype: #upland_sandpiper__upland_plover__Bartramian_sandpiper__Bartramia_longicauda large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands
subtype: #Philomachus_pugnax__ruff common Eurasian sandpiper; male has an erectile ruff in breeding season
subtype: #reeve female ruff
subtype: #tattler any of several long-legged shorebirds having a loud whistling cry
subtype: #Polynesian_tattler__Heteroscelus_incanus tattler of Pacific coastal regions
subtype: #willet__Catoptrophorus_semipalmatus large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf coasts
subtype: #surfbird__Aphriza_virgata sandpiper-like shorebird of Pacific coasts of North and South America
subtype: #woodcock game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
subtype: #Eurasian_woodcock__Scolopax_rusticola short-legged long-billed migratory Old World woodcock
subtype: #American_woodcock__woodcock_snipe__Philohela_minor small long-billed American woodcock; prized as a game bird
subtype: #snipe Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
subtype: #whole_snipe__wholesnipe__common_snipe__Gallinago_gallinago common snipe of Eurasia and Africa
subtype: #Wilson's_snipe__Gallinago_gallinago_delicata American snipe
subtype: #great_snipe__greatsnipe__woodcock_snipe__Gallinago_media Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe
subtype: #jacksnipe__half_snipe__Limnocryptes_minima a small short-billed Old World snipe
subtype: #dowitcher shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
subtype: #Limnodromus_griseus__grayback a dowitcher with a gray back
subtype: #red-breasted_snipe__Limnodromus_scolopaceus a dowitcher with a red breast
subtype: #curlew large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill
subtype: #European_curlew__Numenius_arquata common Eurasian curlew
subtype: #Eskimo_curlew__Numenius_borealis New World curlew that breeds in northern North America
subtype: #godwit large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill
subtype: #Hudsonian_godwit__Limosa_haemastica New World godwit
subtype: #Himantopus_stilt__stilt__stiltbird__longlegs__stilt_plover__stiltplover long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
subtype: #black-necked_stilt__Himantopus_mexicanus stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck
subtype: #black-winged_stilt__Himantopus_himantopus stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings
subtype: #white-headed_stilt__Himantopus_himantopus_leucocephalus__himantopushimantopusleucocephalu stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck
subtype: #kaki__Himantopus_novae-zelandiae blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt
subtype: #Australian_stilt__stilt long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia
subtype: #banded_stilt__Cladorhyncus_leucocephalum web-footed Australian stilt with reddish-brown pectoral markings
subtype: #avocet long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill
subtype: #oystercatcher__oyster_catcher black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.
subtype: #phalarope small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the arctic and winter in the tropics
subtype: #red_phalarope__redphalarope__Phalaropus_fulicarius phalarope of northern oceans and lakes
subtype: #northern_phalarope__Lobipes_lobatus breeds in arctic regions of Old and New worlds; large flocks often seen far out at sea
subtype: #Wilson's_phalarope__Steganopus_tricolor breeds on the northern great plains of Canada
subtype: #pratincole__glareole Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers
subtype: #courser swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa
subtype: #cream-colored_courser__creamcoloredcourser__Cursorius_cursor courser of desert and semidesert regions of the Old World
subtype: #crocodile_bird__crocodilebird__Pluvianus_aegyptius African courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles
subtype: #stone_curlew__stonecurlew__thick-knee__thickknee__Burhinus_oedicnemus large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint
subtype: #gallinule__marsh_hen__marshhen__water_hen__waterhen__swamphen any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
subtype: #Florida_gallinule__Gallinula_chloropus_cachinnans North American dark bluish-gray gallinule
subtype: #Gallinula_chloropus__moorhen black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes
subtype: #purple_gallinule gallinules with showy purplish plumage
subtype: #European_gallinule__Porphyrio_porphyrio__porphyrioporphyrio purple gallinule of southern Europe
subtype: #American_gallinule__Porphyrula_martinica American purple gallinule
subtype: #seabird__sea_bird__seabird__seafowl a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc.
subtype: #coastal_diving_bird gull family; skimmer family; jaeger family; auk family
subtype: #larid long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family
subtype: #sea_gull__seagull__seagull mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
subtype: #mew_gull__mewgull__sea_mew__Larus_canus the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America
subtype: #great_black-backed_gull__black-backed_gull__cob__larusmarinu white gull having a black back and wings
subtype: #herring_gull__herringgull__Larus_argentatus large gull of the northern hemisphere
subtype: #laughing_gull__blackcap__pewit__pewit_gull__pewitgull__Larus_ridibundus small black-headed European gull
subtype: #ivory_gull__ivorygull__Pagophila_eburnea white arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New Brunswick
subtype: #kittiwake small pearl-gray gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe
subtype: #tern small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail
subtype: #sea_swallow__seaswallow__Sterna_hirundo common tern of Eurasia and America having white black and gray plumage
subtype: #skimmer gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food
subtype: #jaeger rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey
subtype: #parasitic_jaeger__parasiticjaeger__arctic_skua__Stercorarius_parasiticus a variety of jaeger
subtype: #skua__bonxie gull-like jaeger of northern seas
subtype: #great_skua__greatskua__catharactaskua large brown skua of the North Atlantic
subtype: #auk black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
subtype: #auklet any of several small auks of north Pacific coasts
subtype: #razorbill__razor-billed_auk__Alca_torda black-and-white North Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill
subtype: #little_auk__dovekie__plautusalle small short-billed auk abundant in arctic regions
subtype: #great_auk__greatauk__Pinguinus_impennis large large flightless auk of rocky islands off North Atlantic coast; extinct
subtype: #guillemot small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas
subtype: #black_guillemot__blackguillemot__Cepphus_grylle North Atlantic guillemot
subtype: #pigeon_guillemot__Cepphus_columba North Pacific guillemot
subtype: #murre black-and-white diving bird of northern seas
subtype: #common_murre__Uria_aalge the most frequent variety of murre
subtype: #thick-billed_murre__Uria_lomvia a variety of murre
subtype: #puffin any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills
subtype: #Atlantic_puffin__Fratercula_arctica common puffin of the North Atlantic
subtype: #horned_puffin__Fratercula_corniculata N Pacific puffin
subtype: #tufted_puffin__Lunda_cirrhata N Pacific puffin having a large yellow plume over each eye
subtype: #gaviiform_seabird__gaviiformseabird seabirds of the order Gaviiformes
subtype: #loon.gaviiform_seabird__diver large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes
subtype: #podicipitiform_seabird aquatic birds related to the loons
subtype: #grebe small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet
subtype: #great_crested_grebe__greatcrestedgrebe__Podiceps_cristatus large Old World grebe with black ear tufts
subtype: #red-necked_grebe__Podiceps_grisegena large stocky grebe of circumpolar regions having a dark neck
subtype: #black-necked_grebe__eared_grebe__Podiceps_nigricollis small grebe with yellow ear tufts and a black neck; found in Eurasia and southern Africa as well as western United States
subtype: #dabchick__little_grebe__Podiceps_ruficollis small European grebe
subtype: #pied-billed_grebe__Podilymbus_podiceps American grebe having a black-banded whitish bill
subtype: #pelecaniform_seabird large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet
subtype: #pelican large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish
subtype: #white_pelican__whitepelican__Pelecanus_erythrorhynchos large American pelican; white with black wing feathers
subtype: #Old_world_white_pelican__Pelecanus_onocrotalus similar to American white pelican
subtype: #frigate_bird__frigatebird__manofwarbird long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail
subtype: #gannet large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish
subtype: #solan_goose__solangoose__solan__solant_goose__Sula_bassana very large white gannet with black wing tips
subtype: #booby small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both
subtype: #cormorant__phalacrocoraxcarbo large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish
subtype: #snakebird__anhinga__darter fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill
subtype: #water_turkey__waterturkey__Anhinga_anhinga blackish New World snakebird of swampy regions
subtype: #tropic_bird__boatswain_bird__boatswainbird mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land
subtype: #sphenisciform_seabird__sphenisciformseabird flightless cold-water seabirds: penguins
subtype: #penguin short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers
subtype: #Adelie_penguin__Adelie__Pygoscelis_adeliae medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie coast of Antarctica
subtype: #king_penguin__Aptenodytes_patagonica large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle
subtype: #emperor_penguin__emperorpenguin__Aptenodytes_forsteri the largest penguin; an Antarctic penguin
subtype: #jackass_penguin__jackasspenguin__Spheniscus_demersus small penguin of South America and southern Africa with a braying call
subtype: #rock_hopper__crested_penguin__crestedpenguin small penguin of the Falkland Islands and New Zealand
subtype: #pelagic_bird__pelagicbird__oceanic_bird__oceanicbird bird of the open seas
subtype: #procellariiform_seabird__procellariiformseabird large long-winged bird with hooked bill and tubular nostrils that wanders the open seas
subtype: #mollymawk__albatross__albatros large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight
subtype: #wandering_albatross__wanderingalbatros__Diomedea_exulans very large albatross; white with wide black wings
subtype: #black-footed_albatross__gooney__gooney_bird__goonie__goony__Diomedea_nigripes a variety of albatross with black feet
subtype: #petrel relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land
subtype: #white-chinned_petrel__whitechinnedpetrel__Procellaria_aequinoctialis large black petrel of southern seas having a white mark on the chin
subtype: #giant_petrel__giantpetrel__giantfulmar__macronectesgiganteu large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas
subtype: #fulmar_petrel__fulmar__Fulmarus_glacialis heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions
subtype: #shearwater long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves
subtype: #Manx_shearwater__Puffinus_puffinus small black-and-white shearwater common in the eastern North Atlantic
subtype: #storm_petrel__stormpetrel any of various small petrels having dark plumage with paler underparts
subtype: #stormy_petrel__northern_storm_petrel__Hydrobates_pelagicus sooty black petrel with white markings; of the north Atlantic and Mediterranean
subtype: #Mother_Carey's_chicken__Mother_Carey's_hen__Oceanites_oceanicus medium-sized storm petrel
subtype: #diving_petrel any of several small diving birds of S hemisphere seas; somewhat resemble auks
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