What Are Pelagic Birds?
A black-browed albatross Along the coasts of every continent you will find many types of birds that are adapted to marine life. If you’ve been to the beach you’ve probably spotted birds like gulls, pelicans, and cormorants. While these birds live around the sea, they always stay close to land. However, there are other birds that spend most of their lives hundreds, or even thousands, of miles away from the nearest land. Some of these include albatrosses, petrels, and tropicbirds. These birds are very adapted to life in the open ocean, or the pelagic zone, but how? Let’s find out as we take a look at pelagic birds. The pelagic zone is the realm of the sea that is far away from the coast. There are many animals in the pelagic zone that you will not find anywhere near the coast, including the world’s largest animal, the blue whale. Most pelagic birds are found in this realm. However, there are other birds that stay closer to the coast but are considered pelagic because their li...
