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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Southern Royal Albatross	Wandering Albatross
학명	Diomedea epomophora	Diomedea exulans
목	Procellariiformes	Procellariiformes
과	Diomedeidae	Diomedeidae
보전 상태	Vulnerable	Vulnerable
체장	—	117.0 cm (46.1 in)
날개 폭	132.5 cm (52.2 in)	320.0 cm (126.0 in)
체중	8480.0 g (299.12 oz)	9000.0 g (317.47 oz)
식성	--	Squid, fish, and crustaceans caught from the ocean surface, often at night. Follows fishing vessels …
산란 수	1	1
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Southern Royal Albatross —

Wandering Albatross 117.0 cm

날개 폭

Southern Royal Albatross 132.5 cm

Wandering Albatross 320.0 cm

체중

Southern Royal Albatross 8480.0 g

Wandering Albatross 9000.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌾 Grassland

Southern Royal Albatross only

없음

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없음

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

Southern Royal Albatross

Wandering Albatross

노래

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

Southern Royal Albatross

Wandering Albatross

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

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보전 상태

Vulnerable

Southern Royal Albatross

Vulnerable

Wandering Albatross

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How to Tell Them Apart

Southern Royal Albatross

Wandering Albatross

깃털

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.

부리

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

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About These Birds

Southern Royal Albatross

남방왕알바트로스, 107–122 cm, 날개 길이 최대 350 cm — 모든 새 중 가장 긴 날개에 속함. 캠벨·오클랜드 제도에서 번식; 남빙양을 30–80일 동안 일주. 흰 몸통, 나이가 들수록 더 하얘지는 어두운 위날개. 어류·두족류 포식. 취약종; 연승 어업으로 위협받음.

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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