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Sooty Albatross

Sooty Albatross

Phoebetria fusca

The sooty albatross, dark-mantled sooty albatross or dark-mantled albatross, (Phoebetria fusca), is a species of bird in the albatross family. They breed on sub-Antarctic islands and range at sea across the Southern Ocean from South America to Australia. The sooty albatross is a medium-sized albatross, measuring about 85 cm, with a 2 m wingspan. It is sooty-brown with darker shading on the sides of its head. It has a white crescent above and behind its eye. Its bill is black with an orange or yellow sulcus. The tail of this albatross is wide diamond-shaped. Juveniles are similar to adults, although they can have paler feathers on the nape and upper back, possibly creating confusion with light-mantled albatross
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Aart Verrips
Monday 21 Aug 2023 - 7:05am
South Africa
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Rebeckah Watkins
Friday 03 Mar 2023 - 3:46pm
Argentina
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Hannah Buschert
Friday 28 Jan 2022 - 11:15am
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Erik Ostrander
Friday 28 Jan 2022 - 11:15am
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