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.

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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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Diomedeidae notableSpecies Phoebetria fusca