Seabirds
Gulls, Terns, Auks, Petrels, Tube-nosed seabirds in Irish waters.
Seabirds
As part of the ORCA IRELAND's work to identify important marine areas, an analysis of seabirds in Irish waters is currently being undertaken to examine distributions of 31 seabird species at sea through opportunistic surveys on-board whale watch vessels.
It is also important to monitor population parameters, such as adult survival rates, diet, rate of food-delivery to chicks, or growth-rates of chicks.
Understanding of seabirds abundance and distribution in Irish waters is lacking, in comparison to our knowledge of marine mammals. In 1979 the European Commission adopted the Birds Directive which, amongst other conservation measures, requires Member States to classify protected habitats for birds listed on Annex I to the Directive and for regularly occurring migratory species.
SEABIRD ID PORTAL
List of Services
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European ShagList Item 1
European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Suliformes
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Genus: Gulosus
Species: G. aristotelis
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Great CormorantList Item 2
Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Suliformes
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Genus: Phalacrocorax
Species: P. carbo
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Black-headed gullList Item 3
Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Genus: Chroicocephalus
Species: C. ridibundus
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Herring gullList Item 4
European herring gull (Larus argentatus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Genus: Larus
Species: L. argentatus
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Lesser black-backed gull
The lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Genus: Larus
Species: L. fuscus
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Great black-backed gull
The great black-backed gull (Larus marinus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Genus: Larus
Species: L. marinus
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Black-legged kittiwake
Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Genus: Rissa
Species: R. tridactyla
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Northern gannet
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Suliformes
Family: Sulidae
Genus: Morus
Species: M. bassanus
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Northern fulmar
Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae
Genus: Fulmarus
Species: F. glacialis
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Sabine's gull
Sabine's gull (Xema sabini)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Genus: Xema
Species: X. sabini
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Common guillemot
Common guillemot (Uria aalge)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family:Alcidae
Genus: Uria
Species: U. aalge
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Black guillemot
Black guillemot or tystie (Cepphus grylle)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Alcidae
Genus: Cepphus
Species: C. grylle
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Little auk
Little auk or dovekie (Alle alle)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Alcidae
Genus: Alle
Species: A. alle
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Manx shearwater
Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae
Genus: Puffinus
Species: P. puffinus
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Sooty shearwater
Sooty shearwater (Ardenna grisea)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae
Genus: Ardenna
Species: A. grisea
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Great northern diver
Common loon or great northern diver (Gavia immer)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gaviiformes
Family: Gaviidae
Genus: Gavia
Species: G. immer
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Red-throated diver
Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gaviiformes
Family: Gaviidae
Genus: Gavia
Species: G. stellata
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Tufted duck
Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Aythya
Species: A. fuligula
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Fea's petrel
The Fea's petrel (Pterodroma feae)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae
Genus: Pterodroma
Species: P. feae
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