| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land |
boatswain bird
,
tropicbird
,
tropic bird
|
| large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish |
cormorant
,
Phalacrocorax carbo
|
| long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail |
frigate bird
,
man-of-war bird
|
| large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish |
gannet
|
| rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey |
jaeger
|
| large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet |
pelecaniform seabird
|
| large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish |
pelican
|
| gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food |
skimmer
|
