The Black Skimmer is one of the most unusual-looking birds found along the coasts of the Americas. Its striking black-and-white plumage is distinctive, but ...
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A seabird the size of a starling that can eat tens of thousands of tiny animals a day, feeds by suction like a miniature whale, and carries a name twice ...
The auk that does things differently. While puffins, razorbills, and murres crowd into huge cliff colonies, lay a single egg, and head out to sea for winter, ...
The Razorbill is a bird built for life at sea. Its thick, distinctive bill, black-and-white plumage, and powerful underwater swimming make it one of the most ...
The Pigeon Guillemot is a Pacific seabird known for its bold white wing patches and bright red feet. It "flies" underwater in pursuit of fish, nests in rocky ...
Cassin's Auklet doesn't attract attention with bright colors or impressive size, yet it is one of the Pacific's most remarkable seabirds. It can raise two ...
Despite its name, the Rhinoceros Auklet is actually more closely related to puffins than true auklets, and some ornithologists have even proposed renaming it. ...
The Atlantic Puffin is the most recognizable puffin species and the only one found in the Atlantic Ocean. Despite its colorful appearance, it spends most ...
