Seabirds

**seabird**
	aquatic bird for which a large proportion of the population relies on the marine environment for at least part of the year
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Subclass of	water bird;
Different from	oceanic seabird; pelagic seabird;
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<nowiki>ave marina; 海鳥; Sjófuglar; Aves mariñas; Sjófuglar; Ave marina; ocell marí; Marbirdoj; Meeresvogel; deniz kuşu; Seabird; پرنده دریایی; 海鳥; Havfugle; pasăre marină; 海鳥; ave marin; éan mara; Morské vtáctvo; марская птушка; עופות ימיים; Avis maritima; Паррандагони баҳри; Mar-ucelo; 海鸟; merilintu; siafögel; Seabird; mořský pták; கடற்பறவை; uccelli marini; সামুদ্রিক পাখি; oiseau de mer; Морські птахи; Merelind; سمندری پنچھی; Aucèu de mar; sjøfugler; Ծովային թռչուններ; ave marinha; Теңіз құстары; chim biển; 바닷새; Jūras putns; морские птицы; Morske ptice; morski ptič; Jūriniai paukščiai; ave marinha; Seevagels; Burung laut; sjøfuglar; കടൽപ്പക്ഷികൾ; zeevogel; Тинĕс вĕçен кайăкĕсем; марскія птушкі; 海鳥; مەلی دەریایی; seabird; طائر بحري; Evn-mor; havsfåglar; vrsta ptičev, katere način življenja je pretežno vezan na morje; সামুদ্রিক আবহাওয়ায় অভিযোজিত পাখি; ave aquática cuja população depende em grande proporção do ambiente marinho durante pelo menos parte do ano; ave acuática cuya población depende en gran proporción del medio marino durante al menos una parte del año; 翱翔海空之鳥; uccelli che si sono adattati a vivere all'interno di un ambiente marino; עופות מים החיים בקרבת מים מלוחים; pasăre ce s-a adaptat la viața în mediul marin; птицы, адаптировавшиеся для жизни в морской среде; 해양 환경 속에서 생활에 적응한 새들; Vogelarten, die mit ihrer Lebensweise überwiegend an das Meer gebunden sind; ave aquática cuja população depende em grande proporção do ambiente marinho durante pelo menos parte do ano; aquatic bird for which a large proportion of the population relies on the marine environment for at least part of the year; Deniz ortamında yaşamaya adapte olmuş kuşlar; oiseau aquatique dont une grande proportion de la population dépend du milieu marin pendant au moins une partie de l’année; paukščiai, adaptavęsi gyventi jūrose; morska ptica; ave do mar; oiseaux de mer; морская птица; mořští ptáci; Seevogel; ave do mar; marine bird; sea bird; pasăre de mare; 海洋鸟类; கடல் பறவை</nowiki>

Raft of coastal seabirds (Puffinus puffinus) rafting.
The sooty tern is highly aerial and marine, spending months flying at sea, returning to land only for breeding.
The Cretaceous seabird Hesperornis.
Cormorants, like this double-crested cormorant, have plumage that is partly wettable. This functional adaptation balances the competing requirement for thermoregulation against that of the need to reduce buoyancy.
Wilson's storm petrels pattering on the water's surface.
An African penguin skeleton, showing the sternal keel that makes the species a strong diver and swimmer.
Northern gannet pair "billing" during courtship; like all seabirds except the phalaropes they maintain a pair bond throughout the breeding season.
Common murres breed on densely packed colonies on offshore rocks, islands and cliffs.
Pelican flock flying over Havana Bay area. These birds come to Cuba every year from North America in the northern hemisphere winter season.
Arctic terns breed in the arctic and subarctic and winter in Antarctica.
Seabirds (mostly northern fulmars) flocking at a long-lining vessel.
Depiction of a pelican with chicks on a stained glass window, Saint Mark's Church, Gillingham, Kent.