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Albatrosses8 Bird Species
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Black-browed AlbatrossCommon in the southern hemisphere, Black-browed Albatross is a rare vagrant to the north Atlantic. Appears broad-winged and stocky. Adult: White overall with a dark brow. Wings, back and tail are black. The undersides of the wings have extensive white panels and a broad black leading edge. The bill i more... Length: 81 cm Wingspan: 224 cm |
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Black-footed AlbatrossA huge, long-winged seabird of the Pacific Ocean. Adult is sooty-gray overall, entirely dark except for paler face and tail coverts. Outstretched wings are very long and narrow. Bill is grayish pink with a dark tip. Sexes are similar. Juvenile has dark bill. Other albatrosses in range have white mark more... Length: 82 cm Wingspan: 214 cm |
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Laysan AlbatrossA huge, long-winged, white-bodied seabird of the Pacific Ocean. Adult at rest has dark wings and back, white body, white head with dark smudge around eye, and light pink bill (resembles a giant gull). In flight, wings are dark above and have variable white underneath. Sexes are similar. Juvenile has more... Length: 82 cm Wingspan: 200 cm |
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Light-mantled AlbatrossVery distinctive albatross with many unique characteristics. Adult: Dusky head with dark eye. Nearly complete bold white eye ring. Large, very thick dark bill with blue sulcus. Uncontrasting grayish body. Dark wings and tail. Pale pinkish legs. Juvenile: Similar to adult, but browner plumage. Paler e more... Length: 84 cm Wingspan: 200 cm |
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Short-tailed AlbatrossA huge, long-winged seabird, rare off Pacific Coast. Adult has black wings, white back and body, black tail, yellowish neck, white head, and thick pink bill. Sexes are similar. Immature plumage, retained for several years, is sooty brown overall; note large pink bill. Chunkier than Laysan and Black-f more... Length: 91 cm Wingspan: 221 cm |
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Wandering AlbatrossMassive, mostly white albatross with a large, pink bill; dwarfs other North Pacific albatrosses. Adult: White overall. Ranges from blackish-brown wings with white upperwing coverts to almost entirely white wings. Juvenile and sub-adult starts out mostly brown with white face, but rapidly acquires whi more... Length: 107 cm Wingspan: 254 cm |
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White-capped AlbatrossAccidental off Northern Pacific Coast. Adult has white body, dark wings and tail, white underwings with narrow dark border, and grayish bill with yellow tip. Sexes are similar. Juveniles have gray wash on head. Has more white on rump and underwings than Laysan Albatross. Grouped with Salvin's, Chatha more... Length: 95 cm Wingspan: 100 cm |
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Yellow-nosed AlbatrossA small albatross, rare in North America. Adult has white body, dark wings and tail, white underwings with narrow dark border, pale gray to near white head, dark eye patch, and black bill with distinctive yellow stripe along top edge. Two forms are sometimes considered separate species: Atlantic Yell more... Length: 81 cm Wingspan: 210 cm |
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Black-browed Albatross
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Black-footed Albatross
31 Photographs -
Laysan Albatross
12 Photographs -
Light-mantled Albatross
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Short-tailed Albatross
7 Photographs -
Wandering Albatross
8 Photographs -
White-capped Albatross
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Yellow-nosed Albatross
13 Photographs
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Non-vegetated Areas0 species |
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Salt Water |
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Black-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophris |
Open Ocean |
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Black-footed AlbatrossPhoebastria nigripes |
Open Ocean |
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Laysan AlbatrossPhoebastria immutabilis |
Open Ocean |
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Light-mantled AlbatrossPhoebetria palpebrata |
Open Ocean |
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Short-tailed AlbatrossPhoebastria albatrus |
Open Ocean |
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Wandering AlbatrossDiomedea exulans |
Open Ocean |
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White-capped AlbatrossThalassarche cauta |
Open Ocean |
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Yellow-nosed AlbatrossThalassarche chlororhynchos |
Open Ocean |
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Human-altered Areas0 species |
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Fresh Water0 species |
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Grassland and Scrubland0 species |
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Forest and Woodlands0 species |
