Thalassarche melanophris
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Thalassarche melanophris, commonly known as the black-browed albatross, is a large seabird of the Southern Ocean recognized for its striking dark eye-brow markings and long-distance oceanic flights.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
albatross
ⓘ
species of bird ⓘ |
| ageAtFirstBreeding | around 10 years ⓘ |
| authority | (Temminck, 1828) ⓘ |
| averageLength | about 80 to 95 cm ⓘ |
| averageWingspan | about 200 to 240 cm ⓘ |
| billColor | yellow to orange bill ⓘ |
| binomialName | Thalassarche melanophris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat | subantarctic islands ⓘ |
| breedingInterval | typically annual ⓘ |
| breedingSite |
Falkland Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heard Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerguelen Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Macquarie Island NERFINISHED ⓘ South Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | black-browed albatross ⓘ |
| conservationMeasure |
protection of breeding sites
ⓘ
seabird bycatch mitigation in fisheries ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
fish ⓘ offal ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| distribution |
South Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ South Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Diomedeidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightCapability | long-distance oceanic flights ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
scavenging behind fishing vessels
ⓘ
surface seizing ⓘ |
| genus | Thalassarche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
Southern Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
subantarctic waters ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| IUCNStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maximumLongevity | over 30 years in the wild ⓘ |
| migratory | true ⓘ |
| nestType | mound nest of mud and vegetation ⓘ |
| order | Procellariiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageFeature |
dark eyebrow-like marking above the eye
ⓘ
dark upperwings ⓘ white head and body ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
BirdLife International
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IUCN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | lays a single egg per breeding season ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
bycatch in longline fisheries
ⓘ
bycatch in trawl fisheries ⓘ habitat disturbance at breeding colonies ⓘ |
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