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crab plover razor-billed auk lesser black-backed gull bill variations among the Lari and Alcae black skimmer body plans of typical members of major charadriiform group bill variation in shorebirds
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Mating season of Atlantic puffins explained
Learn about the courtship rituals of the common, or Atlantic, puffin.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz

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crab plover
Crab plover (Dromas ardeola)
Painting by H. Douglas Pratt
razor-billed auk
Razor-billed auk (Alca torda).
© Index Open
lesser black-backed gull
Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus).
John Markham
bill variations among the Lari and Alcae
Variations in the bill among the Lari and Alcae, two suborders of charadriiforms.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
black skimmer
Black skimmer (Rynchops nigra)
Earl Kubis—Root Resources/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
body plans of typical members of major charadriiform group
Body plans of typical members of major charadriiform groups.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
bill variation in shorebirds
Variations in the bills of shorebirds (order Charadriiformes).
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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