The Brown Pelican is a permanent resident of the coastal marine environment from central North America southward to northern South… READ MORE

The Neotropic Cormorant has a black body. Immatures have dark brown breast. Orange facial skin comes to a point and… READ MORE

The Anhinga is among the most distinctive of North American birds, with long, snakelike neck, straight bill, large fanlike tail… READ MORE

The Magnificent Frigatebird is a massive seabird of warm tropical oceans and coastlines. READ MORE

Huge, long-legged, black-and-white waterbird, about the size of Great Blue Heron. White body with black flight feathers. Adults have a… READ MORE

One of the most dazzling of all the world’s birds; the intricate yellow, red, and black pattern on the spread… READ MORE

The Royal Tern is a large tern, found strictly in coastal areas. READ MORE

The Elegant Tern is a long-billed tern of the Pacific coast, from the U.S. to Chile. READ MORE

The Sandwich Tern is a pale medium-sized tern with a geographically variable bill pattern: black with a distinct yellow tip… READ MORE

The Black Skimmer, one of North America’s most distinctive coastal waterbirds, is noted for its unusual voice, bill, and feeding… READ MORE