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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Water Bird

refer to birds that live on or around water
inhabit or depend on bodies of water or wetland areas


Some examples of water birds are -



  • Loons
  • Ciconiiformers
  • Pelecaniformers
  • Flamingos
  • Sea Birds
  • Shore Birds
  • Grebes
  • Loons
  •  Anseriformers

Loons

The loon, the size of a large duck or small goose, resembles these birds in shape when swimming. Like ducks and geese but unlike coots (which areRallidae) and grebes (Podicipedidae), the loon's toes are connected by webbing.                                                
                                                                  Great Northern Diver

The loons (North America) or divers (UK/Ireland) are a group of aquatic birds found in many parts of North America and northern Eurasia (Europe, Asia and debatably Africa)


           Pacific Loon














Grebes

Grebes are small to medium-large in size, have lobed toes, and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, although they can run for a short distance, they are prone to falling over, since they have their feet placed far back on the body

                 Black-Necked Grebe                                               
 

                                                                                                          
                                                                                        








                                                                                     




                                                                                             
                                                                                                                      Great Crested Grebe                










Grebes have narrow wings, and some species are reluctant to fly; indeed, two South American species are completely flightless.
      Little Grebe/ Dabchick                                                                                     














                                                                                                                     Red Necked Grebe

















Anseriformes                                    
contains about 150 living species of birds in three extant families: theAnhimidae (the screamers), Anseranatidae (the Magpie Goose), and the Anatidae, which includes over 140 species of waterfowl, among them the ducksgeese, and swans



Magpie Goose



                                                                                                                        












                                                                                                    Crested Screamer

                                                                          



                                        


Whooper Swan                                                  
                                                                                    
Seabirds



are birds that have adapted to life within the marine environment

live much longer

delay breeding for longer(upto 10 years)

feed on the ocean's surface(while flying & while swimming), as the action of marine currents often concentrates food such as krillforage fishsquid or other prey items within reach of a dipped head.

           Northern Gannet
























                                                                               
 



                                                                                      Double Crested Cormorant

                                                                                                                                  



                   
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                  Wood Duck

 

 

 

 

 

Black-Browed Albatross                     


                                                                                                                    


                                                                                                           

Blue-footed Booby

                   
                 
                                                                                                                          

                                                                                     Fledgling - Baby Duck


                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                            



Mallards






White Mallard








Common Tern








                                                                                                                 


                                      
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                            Whiskered Tern








                                                                                



                                               





Black Skimmer
                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                







                        




                                                                                                                   Flying Puffin 
                                                                                                         
              
           

                                              

 Snapping Pelican

                                                                                                    
   

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