‘Albatross’ – Search results for birds
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Campbell albatross (Thalassarche impavida)
The Campbell albatross (Thalassarche impavida) is a medium-sized black and white albatross which…
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Chatham albatross (Thalassarche eremita)
One of the least known of the world’s albatrosses , this oceanic bird breeds only on a tiny rocky…
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Buller's albatross (Thalassarche bulleri)
Information on Buller's albaross is being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans)
The impressive wandering albatross has the largest recorded wingspan of any bird, reaching up to a…
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Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata)
The waved albatross is unique in being the largest bird in the Galapagos Islands, and the only…
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Antipodean albatross (Diomedea antipodensis)
A magnificent seabird with a huge, three-metre wingspan , the Antipodean albatross was once…
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Tristan albatross (Diomedea dabbenena)
With an enormous wingspan that can exceed three metres, the huge Tristan albatross is well adapted…
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Amsterdam albatross (Diomedea amsterdamensis)
The Amsterdam albatross is an extremely large albatross that breeds only on Amsterdam Island in the…
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Shy albatross (Thalassarche cauta)
This large seabird has a predominantly white body and a dark grey back. Young birds have a shadowy…
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Sooty albatross (Phoebetria fusca)
Named after the sooty brown colour of its feathers, this albatross is medium-sized with a…
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Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)
Named after one of the islands on which it breeds, the Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) is…
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Light-mantled albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata)
Information on the light-mantled albatross is currently being researched and written and will appear…
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White-capped albatross (Thalassarche steadi)
Information on the white-capped albatross is currently being researched and written and will appear…
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Southern royal albatross (Diomedea epomophora)
With a wing-span of over three metres, this enormous black and white albatross is amongst the…
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Salvin’s albatross (Thalassarche salvini)
This medium-sized, black-and-white albatross has only recently been considered a distinct species…
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Grey-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma)
This medium-sized albatross possesses a distinctive combination of a grey head and neck, black bill…
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Northern royal albatross (Diomedea sanfordi)
With a wingspan of up to 3.2 meters, the northern royal albatross is one of the world’s largest…
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Black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes)
One of the smaller members of the family, the black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) is a…
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Short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)
Named for its short, white tail with a black bar at the end, this seabird begins life with blackish…
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Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys)
Albatrosses are one of the most marine of all birds, traversing the oceans of the southern…
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Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross (Thalassarche chlororhynchos)
A relatively small albatross, the Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross is named after the yellow streak…
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Indian yellow-nosed albatross (Thalassarche carteri)
Part of the mollymawk family, the Indian yellow-nosed albatross is one of the smallest albatross…
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White-chinned petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis)
This large, bulky bird spends nearly all its time at sea, and has many adaptations for this oceanic…
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Westland petrel (Procellaria westlandica)
This large, marine bird is extremely similar in appearance to the white-chinned petrel; both are…
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Sooty shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
This large, slender shearwater , with dark grey-brown plumage , flies effortlessly over the ocean…
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Parkinson's petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni)
One of many petrels and shearwaters with similar dark plumage and body shape, the Parkinson’s petrel…
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Trindade petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana)
A highly oceanic bird, the Trindade petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana) roams across three of the…
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Grey petrel (Procellaria cinerea)
Despite being called petrels, Procellaria species are thought to be more closely related to…
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Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli)
The northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) is a large petrel the size of a small albatross with a…
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Wedge-tailed shearwater (Puffinus pacificus)
The largest of the tropical shearwaters, the wedge-tailed shearwater (Puffinus pacificus) has a…
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South Georgia diving-petrel (Pelecanoides georgicus)
A tiny, puffin-like bird that flies low and fast over the water with whirring wingbeats, the South…
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Thin-billed prion (Pachyptila belcheri)
A member of a group of small seabirds know as prions, the thin-billed prion (Pachyptila belcheri)…
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Spectacled petrel (Procellaria conspicillata)
Despite being similar in appearance to other heavily-built, sooty-black petrels, the spectacled…
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Fairy prion (Pachyptila turtur)
A small seabird with a gentle, dove-like appearance , the fairy prion (Pachyptila turtur) has…
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Wilson’s storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
One of the most numerous of all sea birds , Wilson’s storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) is…
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Tahiti petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata)
The largest member of its genus , the Tahiti petrel is a dark brown seabird, with slightly paler…
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Cape petrel (Daption capense)
Although both its common name and specific name refer the Cape of Good Hope, where it was first…
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Stejneger’s petrel (Pterodroma longirostris)
This small petrel belongs to a group of oceanic birds that return to land only to breed. The name…
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Madeira storm-petrel (Oceanodroma castro)
The Madeira storm-petrel (Oceanodroma castro) is a rather large storm-petrel , a group of delicate…
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Cory's shearwater (Calonectris diomedea)
Cory’s shearwater is a large, brown and white seabird with a strong, distinctive flight, gliding…
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Striated caracara (Phalcoboenus australis)
The striated caracara (Phalcoboenus australis) is a distinctive and charismatic raptor, which has…
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Cook’s petrel (Pterodroma cookii)
Cook’s petrel, named in honour of the formidable explorer Captain James Cook, is one of the smallest…
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Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus)
The southern giant petrel is, as the name suggests, a very large bird, with impressive long, pointed…
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Snowy sheathbill (Chionis albus)
The sheathbills not only have the distinction of being the only widespread land-based birds in the…
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Imperial shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps)
A strong swimmer and a proficient predator of fish, the imperial shag, also known as the imperial…
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Gough moorhen (Gallinula comeri)
The Gough moorhen (Gallinula comeri) is a medium-sized, thickset, almost flightless bird that…
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Balearic shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus)
One of the rarest seabirds in the world, the Balearic shearwater flies gracefully over the ocean…
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Fea’s petrel (Pterodroma feae)
Fea’s petrel is a medium-sized gadfly petrel , whose local name, ‘gon-gon’, is said to come from…
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