Waved albatross  (Phoebastria irrorata)

Range

The waved albatross breeds on Española Island in the Galapagos Islands, and possibly also on Isla de la Plata, off the coast of Ecuador (1). It is seen at sea throughout this region (3).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

This is an open ocean species that comes to land to breed, at which time it can be found on cliffs, rocky shores and shrubland (3).

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