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
Penguins
Albatrosses
Giant Petrels
Fulmars
Gadfly Petrels
Prions
Shearwaters
Storm-petrels
Diving Petrels
Gannets and Boobies
Cormorants and Shags
Frigatebirds
Tropicbirds
Gulls
Skuas and Jaegers
Skimmers
Terns
Noddies
Auks/Alcids

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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