Shy albatross  (Thalassarche cauta)

Facts

Previously known as:Diomedea cauta
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Procellariiformes
Family Diomedeidae
Genus Thalassarche (1)
Size Wingspan: 220 - 256 cm (2)
Length: 90 - 99 cm (2)
Weight 3.4 – 4.4 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List 2006 (1), and is listed on Appendix II of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS or Bonn Convention) (3).