Overview
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Endangered |
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Interesting Facts
- Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) moved from Vulnerable in 2001 to Endangered in 2003. All 21 species of albatross are now identified as globally under threat (compared to just three in 1996 and 16 in 2000). All are undergoing long-term declines, with significant numbers drowning after being caught accidentally on baited hooks set by longline fisheries. BirdLife International’s "Save the Albatross” campaign is trying to reduce the accidental bycatch of seabirds by encouraging longline fisheries to adopt appropriate mitigation measures. (Ref 100465)
Common Names
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Common Names in Afrikaans:
Swartrugalbatros
Common Names in Basque:
Albatros Cellanegre
Common Names in Catalan:
Albatros Cellanegre
Common Names in Czech:
Albatros Cernobrvý
Common Names in Danish:
Sortbrynet Albatros
Common Names in Dutch:
Wenkbrauw Albatros, Wenkbrauwalbatros
Common Names in English:
Black-Browed Albat, Black-Browed Albatross
Common Names in Estonian:
Mustkulm-Albatross
Common Names in Faroese:
Súlukongur
Common Names in Finnish:
Mustakulma-Albatro, Mustakulma-Albatrossi
Common Names in French:
Albatros à Sourcils Noirs
Common Names in Galician:
Albatros Cellanegre, Albatros Olleirudo
Common Names in German:
Mollymauk, Schwarzbrauenalbatros
Common Names in Icelandic:
Svaltrosi
Common Names in Irish:
Albatras Dú-Mhalach
Common Names in Italian:
Albatro Dai Sopraccigli Neri
Common Names in Japanese:
Mayuguroahoudori
Common Names in Latin:
Diomedea melanophris
Common Names in Lithuanian:
Éiauraakis Albatrosas
Common Names in Maori:
Toroa
Common Names in Norwegian:
Svartbrynalbatross
Common Names in Polish:
Albatros Czarnobrewy
Common Names in Portuguese:
Albatroz, Albatroz-De-Sobrancelha, Albatroz-Olheirudo
Common Names in Portuguese (Brazil):
Albatroz, Albatroz-De-Sobrancelha
Common Names in Slovak:
Albatros Ciernobrvý
Common Names in Slovenian:
Falklandski Albatros
Common Names in Spanish:
Albatros Ceja Negra, Albatros Ojeroso
Common Names in Spanish (Argentine):
Albatros Ceja Negra
Common Names in Spanish (Uruguay):
Albatros Ceja Negra
Common Names in Swedish:
Svartbrynad Albatross
Common Names in Turkish:
Kara Kasli Albatros
Common Names in Welsh:
Albatros Aelddu
Description
Family Procellariidae
Small- to medium-sized seabirds with a characteristic tubular nasal passage which is used for smell. Most have weak legs , and all are strong fliers.
Habitat
Ecology: It nests
colonially on steep slopes
with tussock
grass
, sometimes on cliff
terraces
and also on flat ground
along the shore
line
. It feeds
mainly on crustaceans, fish and squid, and also on carrion14.[1]
List of Habitats
: 4.3 Grassland - Subantarctic 10.1 Marine
Oceanic
- Epipelagic
(0-200m) 13.1 Marine Coastal/Supratidal - Sea
Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
)
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
)
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
)
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
)
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
)
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
(
)
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Birds
- Subclass:
Neornithes
(
)
- Gadow, 1893
- Infraclass:
Neoaves
(
)
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
)
- Order:
Ciconiiformes
(
)
- Bonaparte, 1854
- Albatrosses, Alcids
- Suborder:
Ciconii
(
)
-
- Infraorder:
Ciconiides
(
)
-
- Parvorder:
Ciconiida
(
)
- Superfamily:
Procellarioidea
(
)
- Family:
Procellariidae
(
)
- Leach, 1820
- Petrels, Shearwaters
- Genus:
Thalassarche
(
)
- Specific name:
melanophrys
- Scientific name: - Thalassarche melanophrys
- Specific name:
melanophrys
- Genus:
Thalassarche
(
- Family:
Procellariidae
(
- Superfamily:
Procellarioidea
(
- Parvorder:
Ciconiida
(
- Infraorder:
Ciconiides
(
- Suborder:
Ciconii
(
- Order:
Ciconiiformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Infraclass:
Neoaves
(
- Subclass:
Neornithes
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Thalassarche
There are approximately 22 species in this genus:
T. bulleri (Buller's Albatross) · T. carteri (Indian Yellow-Nosed Albatross) · T. cauta (Gray-Backed Albatross) · T. cauta cauta (Shy Albatross) · T. cauta eremita · T. cauta salvini · T. cauta steadi · T. chlororhynchos (Atlantic Yellow-Nosed Albatross) · T. chlororhynchos bassi · T. chlororhynchos chlororhynchos (Atlantic Yellow-Nosed Albatross) · T. chlororhynchus · T. chrysostoma (Grey-Headed Albatross) · T. eremita (Chatham Albatross) · T. impavida (Campbell Albatross) · T. melanophris (Black-Browed Albatross) · T. melanophris impavida · T. melanophris melanophris (Black-Browed Albatross) · T. melanophrys (Black-Browed Albatross) · T. melanophrys impavida · T. melanophrys melanophrys · T. salvini (Salvin's Albatross) · T. steadi (White-Capped Albatross)
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Further Reading
- BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
- BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
- BirdLife International. 2005. Threatened Birds of the World 2005. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 30/04/2005.
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. ENG url p. 417.
- IUCN. 2002. 2002 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.. Downloaded on 8 October 2002.
- IUCN. 2003. 2003 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 18 November 2003.
Notes
Contributors
- BirdLife International 2005. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1761603
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14208070
- IUCN ID: 40284
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 179888
Footnotes
- BirdLife International 2005. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
