Thalassarche melanophris (Temminck, 1828)
Black-browed albatross
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Family:  Diomedeidae ()
Max. size:  88 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 3,755.3 g
Environment:  others; marine
Distribution:  Pacific Ocean, Northeast Atlantic and the Antarctic. Tropical to polar.
Diagnosis:  Culmen: 11.86 cm; tarsus: 8.8 cm; wing: 52.2 cm.
Biology:  A common, widespread species of albatross (Ref. 91362). Found along the continental shelf, in oceanic upwellings, and boundaries of currents (Ref. 356). Forms breeding colonies on grassy cliffs of oceanic islands. Trails ships (Ref. 91362). Feeds by scavenging and surface seizing (Ref. 356);
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 07 August 2018 Ref. 123251)
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