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Albatrosses are among the largest of flying birds, with wingspans reaching up to 2.5–3.5 metres (8.2–11.5 ft) and bodies over 1 metre (3.3 ft) in length. They belong to the order Procellariiformes, which also includes petrels and shearwaters, and have four genera and 21 species.
The snowy albatross (Diomedea exulans) is the most recently described species of albatross and has the greatest known wingspan of any living bird, up to 3.7 m (12 ft). It is a large seabird with white body and black and white wings, and a circumpolar range in the Southern Ocean.
The Chatham albatross, with the white-capped, shy and Salvin's albatrosses, were all considered the same species until a 1998 book by Robertson and Nunn. [7] Other experts followed suit, with BirdLife International in 2000, [8] Brooke in 2004, [9] ACAP in 2006, [10] and SACC in 2008. [11] [12] [13] Though some, such as James Clements, did not ...
The southern royal albatross is one of the two largest species of albatross, with an average lifespan of 58 years. It nests on subantarctic islands and feeds on squid and fish in the southern oceans.
Learn about the Amsterdam albatross, a large and endangered seabird that breeds only on Amsterdam Island in the southern Indian Ocean. Find out its taxonomy, description, distribution, behaviour, breeding, and conservation status.
Snowy albatross (Diomedea exulans) is one of the two largest albatross species, with a wingspan of up to 3.5 m (11 ft). It nests on islands around the Southern Ocean and has a white plumage with dark pencilling marks.
Gibson's albatross was originally described as a subspecies of the wandering albatross with the trinomial name Diomedea exulans gibsoni. [4] To authorities who accept the split of the Antipodean albatross from the wandering albatross, Gibson's is a subspecies of the Antipodean. To authorities not accepting the split, Gibson's is a subspecies of ...
The Tristan albatross is a large seabird endemic to the islands of the Tristan da Cunha group in the South Atlantic. It forages widely in the ocean and nests on wet heath at high elevation, but faces threats from long-line fishing and mice.