‘Albatross’ – Search results for birds
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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…