BirdUp · Species
Black-browed Albatross
Thalassarche melanophris(Temminck, 1828)
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- Order
- 170
- Family
- Diomedeidae
- Genus
- Thalassarche
At a glance
The Black-browed Albatross is a very large bird, about 80–95 cm long, listed as Vulnerable and native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 80–95 cm
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Rare
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Black-browed Albatross look like?
The Black-browed Albatross is a very large bird, about 80–95 cm long.
The black-browed albatross, also known as the black-browed mollymawk, is a large seabird of the albatross family Diomedeidae; it is the most widespread and common member of its family.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Black-browed Albatross?
The Black-browed Albatross is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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