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a graphic depicting the four species of puffins
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What do the Puffins Look Like?

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Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) nest in a mangrove in Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands.
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Pelican Nest in Mangroves

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Surf Duck

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American White Pelican

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Puffin in Flight, Pribilof Islands Alaska
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Puffin in Flight

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Once common in the West Indies, the Black Capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata), which breeds in high Caribbean mountains, is now on the endangered species list.
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Black-Capped Petrel

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Pomarine Jaegers (Stercorarius pomarinus) are predatory and pirate-like seabirds that will often steal prey from other birds.
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Pomarine Jaeger Skims the Surface

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Emperor penguins are the largest of the penguin species and can grow to be 100 pounds.
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Emperor Penguins on the Ice

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Pelicans gather at the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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Pelicans Perch on Oil Booms

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The largest of the Atlantic shearwaters, Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris borealis) can often be spotted by its casual wingbeat and gliding flight.
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Cory's Shearwaters Bicker

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Band-rumped Storm-petrels (Oceanodroma castro) are quite a bit larger and heavier than Wilson's storm petrels, but share their amazing sense of smell, which they use to find food that may be miles away.
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Band-rumped Storm-petrels

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One of the smallest shearwaters in the Atlantic, Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) is about the size of an American Robin.
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Audubon's Shearwater

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