Albatrosses

Black-browed Albatross

Thalassarche melanophris

The Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) is a 3.2 kg ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family
Albatrosses
Order
Procellariiformes
Weight
3.2 kg
Habitat
Marine
Diet
Omnivore
Migration
Partial migrant
Countries recorded
18

Recorded in Australia, Chile, Fr. S. and Antarctic Lands, Antarctica, Heard I. and McDonald Is., Argentina, New Zealand, Falkland Is., S. Geo. and the Is., South Africa, Uruguay, United Kingdom, Brazil, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Peru, SH.

Where to see it: ZEE Kerguelen (French Southern and Antarctic Lands); Drake Passage (High seas or unknown); Drake Passage (Antarctic waters) (Antarctica); Auto selected -52.66028, -50.38773 (High seas or unknown); Auto selected -52.46087, -51.82183 (High seas or unknown).

Photo: lwolfartist, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons