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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Sooty Albatross	Wandering Albatross
学名	Phoebetria fusca	Diomedea exulans
目	Procellariiformes	Procellariiformes
科	Diomedeidae	Diomedeidae
保全状況	Endangered	Vulnerable
体長	—	117.0 cm (46.1 in)
翼開長	102.0 cm (40.2 in)	320.0 cm (126.0 in)
体重	2641.6666666666665 g (93.18 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

Sooty Albatross —

Wandering Albatross 117.0 cm

翼開長

Sooty Albatross 102.0 cm

Wandering Albatross 320.0 cm

体重

Sooty Albatross 2641.6666666666665 g

Wandering Albatross 9000.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

🌾 Grassland

Sooty Albatross only

🏖️ Coastal

Wandering Albatross only

None

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

Sooty 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

Sooty 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

Endangered

Sooty Albatross

Vulnerable

Wandering Albatross

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sooty 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

Sooty Albatross

南大西洋の亜南極海域で繁殖するアホウドリの一種で、薄いもの色がかった褐色の羽毛と優雅な飛翔が特徴的。南極海周辺の亜南極諸島に繁殖地を持つ。

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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