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Divers

color:

males and females same color

beak:

spear-shaped

food gathered:

by diving

habitat:

aquatic

reproduction:

on land but preferably close to freshwater

Divers

Sea divers are birds which are well adapted to life on water: the body is streamlined and the legs stretch far behind to facilitate swimming. All of the species breed in northern regions, by lakes in the taiga and the tundra.