Birds of North America

Seabirds

Anhingidae, Alcids, Diomedeidae, Fregatidae, Hydrobatidae, Laridae, Pelecanidae, Phalacrocoracidae, Procellariidae & Sulidae

Lives, Habitats & Pictures of the Seabirds

Most seabirds at one time or another can be seen flying along coastlines or overland, some by choice and others pushed off course by bad weather and strong winds. There are those such as the albatrosses, that you might have a better opportunity of seeing, from a boat or a ship.

The birds and the bird species identified above, are a general summary of the seabirds of North America. There is hybridizing among the species which creates sub-species, which should be identified on an individual basis and there are others that may be vagrants from the surrounding continents.


Here is a list of each bird type and the number of species in each family;

Return Seabirds back to Birds of North America

Return Seabirds back to Birds of North America

Classic Collection of North American Birds

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