Laysan Albatross vs Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross

Phoebastria immutabilis comparado con Thalassarche chlororhynchos

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Atributo Laysan Albatross Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross
Nombre científico Phoebastria immutabilis Thalassarche chlororhynchos
Orden Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familia Diomedeidae Diomedeidae
Estado de conservación Near Threatened Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 94,9 cm (37.4 in) 93,0 cm (36.6 in)
Peso 2983,3333333333335 g (105.23 oz) 2295,0 g (80.95 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend

Estado de conservación

Near Threatened

Laysan Albatross

Endangered

Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross

About These Birds

Laysan Albatross

Laysan Albatross, 79–81 cm, wingspan 195–203 cm, breeds mainly at Midway Atoll in the North Pacific; the world's largest colony. White body, dark back and upperwing, pink bill. Long-lived; a female named Wisdom, over 70 years old, still breeds. Threatened by lead paint ingestion, plastic, and longline bycatch.

Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross

Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross, 71–81 cm, wingspan 180–200 cm, breeds on Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island. Slender yellow culminicorn on dark bill; grey head, white body. Forages across the South Atlantic. Endangered; bycatch in longline fisheries remains a major threat.

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