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Mollymawks have the largest range in size of all the albatross genera, as their wingspans are 180 to 256 cm (71–101 in). [9] Mollymawks have what has been described as gull -like plumage , with dark black backs, mantle and tails and lighter heads, underwings and bellies.
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Adelie penguins in Antarctica. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Antarctica.The avifauna of Antarctica include a total of 63 species, of which 1 is endemic.This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition.
Albatross plumes were popular in the early 20th century. In 1909 alone, over 300,000 albatrosses were killed on Midway Island and Laysan Island for their plumes. [20] Another threat to albatrosses is introduced species, such as rats or feral cats, which directly attack albatrosses or their chicks and eggs. Albatrosses have evolved to breed on ...
Laysan albatross with chick on Midway The then c. 60-year-old female named Wisdom with her chick, March 2011. The Laysan albatross is normally a silent bird, but on occasion may be observed emitting long "moo"-ing sounds, descending whinnies, or rattles. [6] Female Laysan albatrosses may bond for life and cooperatively raise their young. [8]
The glaucous gull (L. hyperboreus) is smaller on average than the black-back but has been weighed as heavy as 2.7 kg (6.0 lb). [ 33 ] [ 74 ] Among the most prominent family of "small waders", the sandpipers reach their maximum size in the Far Eastern curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis ) at up to 0.60 m (2.0 ft) in length and 1.1 m (3.6 ft ...
The black-footed albatross is a small member of the albatross family (while still large compared to most other seabirds) that has almost all black plumage. Some adults show white undertail coverts, and all adults have white markings around the base of the beak and below the eye. As the birds age they acquire more white at the base of the beak.
The Albatross about my Neck was Hung: 1896 etching by William Strang illustrating Coleridge's 1798 poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. The most important family culturally is the albatrosses, which have been described by one author as "the most legendary of birds". [76]