Phoebetria fusca
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Phoebetria fusca, commonly known as the sooty albatross, is a dark-plumaged seabird of the Southern Ocean recognized for its long, narrow wings and graceful, soaring flight.
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
albatross
ⓘ
species of bird ⓘ |
| ageAtFirstBreeding | about 10 years ⓘ |
| binomialName | Phoebetria fusca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | monogamous ⓘ |
| breedsOn |
Amsterdam Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crozet Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Gough Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerguelen Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Nightingale Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Edward Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ St Paul Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Tristan da Cunha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 1 egg ⓘ |
| commonName | sooty albatross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationAction |
fisheries bycatch mitigation
ⓘ
island predator control ⓘ |
| describedBy | Johann Friedrich Gmelin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
fish ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| family | Diomedeidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightStyle |
dynamic soaring
ⓘ
soaring ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
shallow diving
ⓘ
surface seizing ⓘ |
| genus | Phoebetria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAverageMass | 2.5–3.5 kg ⓘ |
| hasBillColor | black ⓘ |
| hasBodyLength | 80–90 cm ⓘ |
| hasCloseRelative | Phoebetria palpebrata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEyeRingColor | blue ⓘ |
| hasPlumageColor |
dark brown
ⓘ
sooty ⓘ |
| hasWingspan | 200–215 cm ⓘ |
| incubationPeriod | about 70 days ⓘ |
| IUCNRedListCategorySystem | IUCN 3.1 ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maximumLongevity | over 40 years ⓘ |
| migratory | true ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
South Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nestType | cliff ledge nest ⓘ |
| order | Procellariiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pelagic | true ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change
ⓘ
habitat degradation ⓘ introduced predators on breeding islands ⓘ longline fishing bycatch ⓘ |
| vernacularName | sooty mollymawk (historical usage) ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1789 ⓘ |
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