#seabird__sea_bird__seabird__seafowl a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc.
supertype: aquatic_bird__aquaticbird wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water
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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