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Campbell Albatross
Thalassarche impavidaMathews, 1912
Updated
- Order
- PROCELLARIIFORMES
- Family
- Diomedeidae
- Genus
- Thalassarche
At a glance
The Campbell 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 Campbell Albatross look like?
The Campbell Albatross is a very large bird, about 80–95 cm long and weighing 2200–3800 g.
The Campbell albatross or Campbell mollymawk, is a medium-sized mollymawk in the albatross family. It breeds only on Campbell Island and the associated islet of Jeanette Marie, in a small New Zealand island group in the South Pacific. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the black-browed albatross. It is a medium-sized black and white albatross with a pale yellow iris.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Campbell Albatross?
The Campbell 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
What does a Campbell Albatross eat?
The Campbell Albatross feeds on fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.
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