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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Waved Albatross	Wandering Albatross
学名	Phoebastria irrorata	Diomedea exulans
目	Procellariiformes	Procellariiformes
科	Diomedeidae	Diomedeidae
保全状況	Critically Endangered	Vulnerable
体長	—	117.0 cm (46.1 in)
翼開長	106.9 cm (42.1 in)	320.0 cm (126.0 in)
体重	3395.0 g (119.76 oz)	9000.0 g (317.47 oz)
食性	--	Squid, fish, and crustaceans caught from the ocean surface, often at night. Follows fishing vessels …
一腹卵数	1	1
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Waved Albatross —

Wandering Albatross 117.0 cm

翼開長

Waved Albatross 106.9 cm

Wandering Albatross 320.0 cm

体重

Waved Albatross 3395.0 g

Wandering Albatross 9000.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Waved Albatross only

None

Wandering Albatross only

🌾 Grassland

Wandering Albatross

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Waved Albatross

Wandering Albatross

さえずり

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Waved Albatross

Wandering Albatross

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

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保全状況

Critically Endangered

Waved Albatross

Vulnerable

Wandering Albatross

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How to Tell Them Apart

Waved Albatross

Wandering Albatross

羽毛

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.

くちばし

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

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About These Birds

Waved Albatross

ガラパゴス諸島とエクアドルのエスパニョーラ島に固有のアホウドリで、絶滅危惧種。独特の求愛ダンスとユニークな外観で知られ、漁業用の延縄による混獲が主な脅威。

Wandering Albatross

The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, reaching up to 3.5 meters. These oceanic nomads can circumnavigate the globe, covering over 120,000 km per year using dynamic soaring with minimal wing flapping. Pairs mate for life and may live over 60 years.

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