Seabirds

Birds of North America

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

Lives, Habitats & Pictures of the Seabirds

A male Forster's Tern in breeding plumage flying
over Hillman's Marsh with an impaled minnow on its' bill, near Leamington, Ontario, Canada

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.

#	Bird Name	#	Bird Name
3	Albatrosses	1	Anhinga
6	Auklets	4	Boobies
6	Cormorants	1	Dovekie
1	Frigatebird	1	Fulmar
1	Gannet	2	Guillemots
25	Gulls	3	Jaegers
2	Kittiwakes	6	Murrelets
2	Murres	2	Noddies
2	Pelicans	3	Puffins
1	Razorbill	10	Shearwaters
1	Skimmer	2	Skuas
8	Storm-Petrels	15	Terns
2	Tropicbirds

Click on the bird names listed below to see pictures of Seabirds of North America
Anhinga	Cormorants	Frigatebird	Gannet
Guillemots	Gulls	Kittiwakes	Murres
Noddies	Northern Fulmar	Pelicans	Puffins
Razorbill	Skimmer	Terns