Seabirds are birds that live near the sea and get their food from it.
The island is covered with seabirds.
seabird in British English
(ˈsiːbɜːd) or sea bird
noun
a bird that lives near the sea and gets its food from the sea
A lone seabird swooped in low overhead.
The island is covered with seabirds.
seabird in American English
(ˈsiˌbɜrd)
noun
a bird living on or near the sea, as a gull or tern
Examples of 'seabird' in a sentence
seabird
He was also able to catch small fish and grab seabirds that landed in the boat.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
To feed, it would swoop down to grab squid and eels that swim near the surface or smaller seabirds.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There are growing fears about the capacity of fish and seabirds to absorb potentially harmful plastic compounds and to pass the effects up the food chain.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There has also been a nine per cent decline in the number of seabirds breeding in the UK over the past decade.
The Sun (2010)
Plastic is swallowed by fish and seabirds, inhibiting their growth, and can end up being consumed by humans.