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.

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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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Diomedeidae notableSpecies Thalassarche melanophris