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title: Annotated List of the Seabirds of the World
date: 2006-05-17T22:00:24Z
source: http://www.oceanwanderers.com/Seabird.Home.html
tags: nature, guide, research

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**Annotated List of the Seabirds of the World**


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Fig. 1. Northern Fulmar, Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada in late August 2004. Photo by Angus Wilson© 2004, All rights reserved.
_**
I hope these pages will become a database of information about the seabirds of the world and some of the best places to see them. Any suggestions to fill the many gaps or provide additional localities would be extremely helpful. Conservation rankings are from the preliminary guidelines set out by BirdLife International and posted to Seabirds Internet discussion group by John Cooper.**_

**[Grebes
**][3]**[Penguins][4]
[Albatrosses][5]
[Giant Petrels
Fulmars
Gadfly Petrels
Prions][6]
[Shearwaters][7]
[Storm-petrels
Diving Petrels][8]
[Gannets and Boobies
Cormorants and Shags
Frigatebirds
Tropicbirds][9]
[Gulls
Skuas and Jaegers
Skimmers][10]
[Terns
Noddies
][11][Auks/Alcids][12] **

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Fig. 2. Thick-billed Murres, Prince Leopold Island, Nunavut, Canada in late August 2004. Photo by Angus Wilson© 2004, All rights reserved.

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[5]: http://www.oceanwanderers.com/AlbatrossList.html
[6]: http://www.oceanwanderers.com/Fulmar.PetrelList.html
[7]: http://www.oceanwanderers.com/ShearwaterList.html
[8]: http://www.oceanwanderers.com/Storm.DivingPetrelList.html
[9]: http://www.oceanwanderers.com/BoobiesList.html
[10]: http://www.oceanwanderers.com/GullsList.html
[11]: http://www.oceanwanderers.com/TernsList.html
[12]: http://www.oceanwanderers.com/AuksList.html
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