Tristan Albatross vs Southern Royal Albatross

Diomedea dabbenena verglichen mit Diomedea epomophora

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Tristan Albatross Southern Royal Albatross
Wissenschaftlicher Name Diomedea dabbenena Diomedea epomophora
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Diomedeidae Diomedeidae
Erhaltungsstatus Critically Endangered Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 127,3 cm (50.1 in) 132,5 cm (52.2 in)
Gewicht 7100,0 g (250.45 oz) 8480,0 g (299.12 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Tristan Albatross only

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Southern Royal Albatross only

Erhaltungsstatus

Critically Endangered

Tristan Albatross

Vulnerable

Southern Royal Albatross

About These Birds

Tristan Albatross

Tristan Albatross, 100–110 cm, wingspan 250–300 cm, breeds only on Gough Island in the South Atlantic — one of the world's most isolated islands. Critically Endangered; mouse predation on eggs and chicks is causing severe decline. Pelagic across the South Atlantic; piscivore and squid feeder.

Southern Royal Albatross

Southern Royal Albatross, 107–122 cm, wingspan up to 350 cm — among the longest of any bird. Breeds on Campbell and Auckland Islands; circumnavigates the Southern Ocean in 30–80 days. White body, dark upperwing becoming whiter with age. Piscivore and cephalopod feeder. Vulnerable; threatened by longline fishing.

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