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 ducks, geese, 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 krill, forage fish, squid 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