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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Waved Albatross	Campbell Albatross
Scientific Name	Phoebastria irrorata	Thalassarche impavida
Order	Procellariiformes	Procellariiformes
Family	Diomedeidae	Diomedeidae
Conservation Status	Critically Endangered	Vulnerable
Length	—	—
Wingspan	106.9 cm (42.1 in)	99.8 cm (39.3 in)
Weight	3395.0 g (119.76 oz)	2975.0 g (104.94 oz)
Diet	--	--
Clutch Size	1	1
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Waved Albatross only

None

Campbell Albatross only

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Conservation Status

Critically Endangered

Waved Albatross

Vulnerable

Campbell Albatross

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About These Birds

Waved Albatross

Waved Albatross, 85–93 cm, wingspan 220–250 cm, breeds almost exclusively on Española Island in the Galápagos. Named for the wavy-barred pattern on the neck. Piscivore and squid feeder; forages in the productive Humboldt Current. Critically Endangered; fewer than 35,000 individuals; highly vulnerable to El Niño.

Campbell Albatross

Campbell Albatross, 88 cm, wingspan 220 cm, breeds only on Campbell Island south of New Zealand. Very similar to Black-browed Albatross; distinguished by a pale yellow iris (Black-browed has dark iris). Pelagic across the South Pacific. Near Threatened; affected by longline bycatch.

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