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Seabirds of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
family species resident visitor summer winter migratory
gaviidae Common Loon      
Pacific Loon      
Red-throated Loon      
Yellow-billed Loon   casual    
podicipedidae Horned Grebe    
Eared Grebe    
Western Grebe      
Pied-billed Grebe    
Red-necked Grebe      
diomedeidae Black-footed Albatross     rare  
Laysan Albatross   rare rare  
family species resident visitor summer winter migratory
procellariidae Northern Fulmar    
Mottled Petrel   casual    
Murphy's Petrel   rare      
Cook's Petrel   rare casual  
Brown Pelican        
Stejneger's Petrel          
Pink-footed Shearwater        
Sooty Shearwater      
Black-vented Shearwater      
Flesh-footed Shearwater   casual  
Buller's Shearwater     rare  
Short-tailed Shearwater          
family species resident visitor summer winter migratory
hydrobatidae Ashy Storm- Petrel   rare    
Wilson's Storm- Petrel   casual      
Fork- tailed Storm-Petrel   casual    
Leach's Storm-Petrel      
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel   casual    
Black Storm-Petrel      
Least Storm-Petrel      
phaethontodae Red-billed Tropicbird   rare    
Red-tailed Tropicbird          
family species resident visitor summer winter migratory
phalacrocoracidae Double breasted Cormorant        
Brandt's Cormorant        
Pelagic Cormorant        
fregatidae Magnificent Frigatebird   rare    
anatidae Brant      
White-winged Scoter    
Surf Scoter    
Red-breasted Merganser      
haematopodidae Black Oystercatcher        
family species resident visitor summer winter migratory
scolopacidae Wilson's Phalarope        
Red-necked Phalarope        
Red Phalarope        
laridae Black Skimmer        
Pomarine Jaeger      
Parasitic Jaeger    
Long-tailed Jaeger   rare    
South Polar Skua    
Black-legged Kittiwake      
Laughing Gull   casual      
Franklin's Gull   casual      
family species resident visitor summer winter migratory
laridae Little Gull   casual      
Black-headed Gull   casual    
Bonaparte's Gull      
Heerman's Gull      
Mew Gull      
Ring-billed Gull      
California Gull      
Herring Gull      
Thayer's Gull      
Western Gull        
family species resident visitor summer winter migratory
laridae Glaucous Gull   rare    
Glaucous-winged Gull    
Sabine's Gull   casual    
Gull-billed Tern   casual      
Caspian Tern   rare  
Royal Tern      
Elegant Tern   casual  
Common Tern   rare    
Arctic Tern   rare      
Forester's Tern      
family species resident visitor summer winter migratory
laridae Least Tern      
Black Tern   rare & declining      

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 Common Murre      
Pigeon Guillemot      
Marbled Murrelet   rare  
Xantu's Murrelet      
Craveri's Murrelet   rare  
Ancient Murrelet   casual rare  
Cassin's Auklet      
Parakeet Auklet   casual      
Rhinocerous Auklet        
Tufted Puffin   rare  
Horned Puffin   casual    
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