: a bird (such as a gull or an albatross) frequenting the open ocean
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Island Conservation, a nonprofit involved in the project, says that islands without invasive species have more robust seabird populations and can recover faster from coral bleaching.
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Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Apr. 2025
The great auk was a seabird that lived on rocky islands from New England and Canada to Europe.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
There have been reports of dolphins and seabirds falling ill as well, and this event could be worse than the bloom that occurred in 2023, which killed 1,000 sea lions, according to the marine conservation group.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
In the spring and summer, the island is home to a large colony of nesting Manx shearwater, around a quarter of the seabird’s global population.
—Nicholas J. R. White Kat Hill, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Apr. 2025
The great auk was a seabird that lived on rocky islands from New England and Canada to Europe.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
There have been reports of dolphins and seabirds falling ill as well, and this event could be worse than the bloom that occurred in 2023, which killed 1,000 sea lions, according to the marine conservation group.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
In the spring and summer, the island is home to a large colony of nesting Manx shearwater, around a quarter of the seabird’s global population.
—Nicholas J. R. White Kat Hill, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Seabird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seabird. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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seabird
noun
sea·bird
ˈsē-ˌbərd 
: a bird (as a gull or an albatross) that lives on or near the open ocean
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