Diomedea exulans

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Diomedea exulans, commonly known as the wandering albatross, is a large seabird famed for having one of the longest wingspans of any living bird and for its extensive oceanic flights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf albatross
species of bird
activityPattern diurnal
averageLifespan over 30 years
averageMassRange about 6–12 kilograms
averageWingspanRange 2.5–3.5 metres
billColor pink
binomialName Diomedea exulans
bodyLengthRange about 107–135 centimetres
breedingInterval typically every two years
breedingSystem monogamous
breedsOn Campbell Island NERFINISHED
Crozet Islands NERFINISHED
Kerguelen Islands NERFINISHED
Macquarie Island NERFINISHED
Prince Edward Islands NERFINISHED
South Georgia NERFINISHED
subantarctic islands
class Aves
clutchSize one egg
commonName wandering albatross NERFINISHED
conservationMeasures bycatch mitigation in fisheries
protection of breeding colonies
culturalSignificance symbol of long ocean voyages
describedBy Carl Linnaeus
diet carrion
crustaceans
fish
squid
distribution South Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
South Indian Ocean NERFINISHED
South Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
Southern Ocean NERFINISHED
family Diomedeidae NERFINISHED
fledgingPeriod about 8–9 months
flightStyle dynamic soaring
gliding
foragingStrategy scavenging behind fishing vessels
surface seizing
genus Diomedea NERFINISHED
hasIUCNStatus Vulnerable
incubationPeriod about 78 days
IUCNRedListCategorySystem IUCN 3.1 NERFINISHED
kingdom Animalia
legColor pale pink
mainThreat introduced predators on breeding islands
longline fishing bycatch
trawl fisheries interactions
maximumRecordedAge over 50 years
maximumWingspan about 3.5 metres
migratoryBehavior highly migratory
nativeHabitat open ocean
pelagic waters
nestType ground nest
notableFor long-distance oceanic flights
very long wingspan
order Procellariiformes NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
plumageDescription white body with black upperwing in adults
sexualDimorphism males larger than females
taxonRank species
typicalFlightDistance thousands of kilometres per foraging trip
yearDescribed 1758

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Diomedeidae notableSpecies Diomedea exulans