order gaviiformes family gaviidae family gaviidae –common loon gavia immer gavia immer **

Order GaviiformesOrder Gaviiformes

Family GaviidaeFamily Gaviidae– Common LoonCommon Loon

Gavia immerGavia immer

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Gavia immerGavia immer

MonogamousMonogamous Carry young on backCarry young on back Cannot fly from landCannot fly from land

Order ProcellariiformesOrder Procellariiformes

‘‘Tubenoses’Tubenoses’

Naricorn

Order ProcellariiformesOrder Procellariiformes

Family DiomedeidaeFamily Diomedeidae– Short-tailed Albatross (Short-tailed Albatross (Phoebastria Phoebastria

albatrusalbatrus))

Dynamic SoaringDynamic Soaring

Order ProcellariiformesOrder Procellariiformes

Family ProcellariidaeFamily Procellariidae– Cory’s Shearwater (Cory’s Shearwater (Calonectris Calonectris

diomedeadiomedea))

Calonectris diomedeaCalonectris diomedea

Nocturnal at Nocturnal at colonial breeding colonial breeding sitessites

Nest in burrowsNest in burrows Lay a single white Lay a single white

eggegg

FoodFood– Fish & squidFish & squid

Order ProcellariiformesOrder Procellariiformes

Family HydrobatidaeFamily Hydrobatidae– Wilson’s Storm-Petrel (Wilson’s Storm-Petrel (Oceanites Oceanites

oceanicusoceanicus))

• Strictly pelagic• Feeds on plankton• Nests in colonies

Order PelecaniformesOrder Pelecaniformes

Pelicans, Cormorants & GannetsPelicans, Cormorants & Gannets

Order PelecaniformesOrder Pelecaniformes Family PelecanidaeFamily Pelecanidae

– White Pelican (White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchosPelecanus erythrorhynchos))– Brown Pelican (Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalisPelecanus occidentalis))

Keen eyesightKeen eyesight Air sacs beneath skinAir sacs beneath skin ClumsyClumsy

DivingDiving

Order PelecaniformesOrder Pelecaniformes

Family SulidaeFamily Sulidae– Northern Gannet (Northern Gannet (Morus bassanusMorus bassanus))

Morus bassanusMorus bassanus

Spectacular diversSpectacular divers Binocular visionBinocular vision

Order PelecaniformesOrder Pelecaniformes

Family PhalacrocoracidaeFamily Phalacrocoracidae– Double-Crested CormorantDouble-Crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritusPhalacrocorax auritus