Tristan Albatross vs Salvin's Albatross

Diomedea dabbenena verglichen mit Thalassarche salvini

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Tristan Albatross Salvin's Albatross
Wissenschaftlicher Name Diomedea dabbenena Thalassarche salvini
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Diomedeidae Diomedeidae
Erhaltungsstatus Critically Endangered Vulnerable
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 127,3 cm (50.1 in) 111,6 cm (43.9 in)
Gewicht 7100,0 g (250.45 oz) 3800,0 g (134.04 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend — —

Erhaltungsstatus

Critically Endangered

Tristan Albatross

Vulnerable

Salvin's 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.

Salvin's Albatross

Salvin's Albatross, 90–95 cm, wingspan 256 cm, breeds only on the Bounty and Snares Islands of New Zealand. Grey head with darker cheeks, yellow-and-grey bill. Pelagic across the South Pacific; often encountered off the Pacific coast of South America. Near Threatened; subject to longline bycatch mortality.

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