seabird

American  

[see-burd] / ˈsiˌbɜrd /

Or sea bird

noun

1. a bird frequenting the sea or coast.

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Etymology

Origin of seabird

First recorded in 1580–90; sea + bird

Example Sentences

Mesmerizingly severe yet still streaked with glimpses of natural beauty, the sequence practically trains you to listen for the seabirds that spark the eventual scream of “Land!”

From Los Angeles Times

The tour boat takes bird watchers from Cape Town to see endangered seabirds, including albatrosses, that are hard to find on the mainland.

From BBC

Handa's last human inhabitants left in the 19th Century, leaving the island to its tens of thousands of seabirds such as puffins, guillemots and razorbills.

From BBC

Its fluffy coating of white feathers was flattened with salt spray, making it look—and smell— convincingly like a large white seabird, or the remains of one.

From Literature

The study found seabirds face extreme risk after swallowing just 23 pieces of plastic, giving them a 90% chance of dying.

From BBC