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Sooty Albatross
Phoebetria fusca(Hilsenberg, 1822)
- Order
- PROCELLARIIFORMES
- Family
- Diomedeidae
- Genus
- Phoebetria
At a glance
The Sooty Albatross is a very large bird, about 84–89 cm long, listed as Endangered and native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 84–89 cm
- Conservation status
- Endangered
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Rare
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Sooty Albatross look like?
The Sooty Albatross is a very large bird, about 84–89 cm long and weighing 2100–3400 g.
The sooty albatross, also known to sailors as the Quaker, is a species of marine bird belonging to the albatross family Diomedeidae. It is a medium-sized albatross that sports a sooty-brown or sooty-black color. It can be found in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the southern Indian Ocean, and the Southern Ocean. This bird scavenges for squid, fish, and carrion. Like other albatrosses, these birds mate for life and return to the same breeding spots every season. A single pair will mate every other year on a variety of islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean and the southern Indian Ocean islands. This bird is an endangered species and conservation efforts are taking place.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Sooty Albatross?
The Sooty 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 Sooty Albatross eat?
The Sooty Albatross feeds on fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
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