Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross  (Thalassarche chlororhynchos)

Range

The Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross breeds on Gough Island and the islands of the Tristan da Cuhna archipelago in the Southern Ocean. In the non-breeding season it is found throughout the South Atlantic Ocean and has been recorded off the coast of Argentina, Brazil and the west coast of southern Africa (2). It occasionally reaches Australian waters (4).

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Habitat

Breeds in lush, dense vegetation from coastal plateaus up to elevations of about 500 metres (5), and is found out in the open ocean during the non-breeding season, in warmer waters than most albatross species (3).