Northern storm petrels are seabirds in the genus Hydrobates in the family Hydrobatidae, part of the order Procellariiformes. The family was once lumped with the similar austral storm petrels in the co
European Storm Petrel From The Crossley ID Guide Eastern Birds
Unusually for the Hydrobatidae, the fork-tailed storm petrel has an all-grey plumage.
The chick of a fork-tailed storm petrel
The decline of the ashy storm petrel has led to it being declared an endangered species by the IUCN.
Seabirds are birds that are adapted to life within the marine environment. While seabirds vary greatly in lifestyle, behaviour and physiology, they often exhibit striking convergent evolution, as the
Northern storm petrel
…Northern storm petrels are seabirds in the genus Hydrobates in the family Hydrobatidae, part of the order Procellariiformes. The family was once lumped with the similar austral storm…
The sooty tern is highly aerial and marine and spends months flying at sea, returning to land only for breeding.
Raft of coastal seabirds Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec, Canada
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.