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Thalassarche melanophrys

(Black-Browed Albatross)

Overview

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Endangered

Threat status

Interesting Facts

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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

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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

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Similar Species

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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)

More Info

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Further Reading

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Notes

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Contributors

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. BirdLife International 2005. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
Last Revised: 2009-04-24