Salvin's Albatross vs Wanderalbatros

Thalassarche salvini verglichen mit Diomedea exulans

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Salvin's Albatross Wanderalbatros
Wissenschaftlicher Name Thalassarche salvini Diomedea exulans
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Diomedeidae Diomedeidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Vulnerable
Länge 117,0 cm (46.1 in)
Flügelspannweite 111,6 cm (43.9 in) 320,0 cm (126.0 in)
Gewicht 3800,0 g (134.04 oz) 9000,0 g (317.47 oz)
Ernährung -- Squid, fish, and crustaceans caught from the ocean surface, often at night. Follows fishing vessels …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Salvin's Albatross
Wanderalbatros 117,0 cm
Flügelspannweite
Salvin's Albatross 111,6 cm
Wanderalbatros 320,0 cm
Gewicht
Salvin's Albatross 3800,0 g
Wanderalbatros 9000,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Salvin's Albatross only

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Wanderalbatros

Open ocean of the Southern Hemisphere. Breeds on remote sub-Antarctic islands. Spends years at sea between breeding attempts.

Song & Call Comparison

Salvin's Albatross

Wanderalbatros

Gesang

At nesting colonies emits a loud braying 'waaah' and guttural grunts. Silent at sea for most of the year. Courtship involves ritualized mutual bill-clapping and moaning calls.

Geographic Range & Migration

Salvin's Albatross

Wanderalbatros

Southern Ocean circumpolar, breeding on South Georgia, Crozet, Kerguelen, and other sub-Antarctic islands.

Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Salvin's Albatross

Vulnerable

Wanderalbatros

How to Tell Them Apart

Salvin's Albatross

Wanderalbatros

Gefieder

Adults are mostly white with black trailing edges to the wings. Juveniles are chocolate brown, whitening progressively over 5-10 years. Pink bill and pale feet.

Schnabel

Very large pink bill with a hooked tip and visible tubular nostrils

About These Birds

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.

Wanderalbatros

Der Wanderalbatros besitzt mit bis zu 3,5 Metern die größte Flügelspannweite aller lebenden Vögel. Diese ozeanischen Nomaden können die Erde umrunden und legen mithilfe des dynamischen Segelflugs bei minimalem Flügelschlag über 120.000 km im Jahr zurück. Paare bleiben ein Leben lang zusammen und können über 60 Jahre alt werden.

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