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Black-browed AlbatrossAlternate name(s): "Black-browed Mollymawk" Size: 0.85-0.95 m; wing span 2.1-2.5 m Weight: 2.9-4.7 kg |
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Race "melanophris"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a Black-browed Albatross on the water; note the
characteristic black eyebrow and dark eyes, as well as the red
tip of the bill
[22 NM (40 km) ESE of Terrigal, NSW, July 2013]
Near-lateral view of a Black-browed Albatross on the water
[22 NM (40 km) ESE of Terrigal, NSW, July 2013]
Lateral view of a Black-browed Albatross
[22 NM (40 km) ESE of Terrigal, NSW, July 2013]
Near-dorsal view of a Black-browed Albatross
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Frontal comparison of a Black-browed Albatross, front right, with a
Shy Albatross
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Lateral comparison of a Black-browed Albatross, front right, with a
Shy Albatross
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Near-lateral/ventral view of the underwings of a Black-browed
Albatross in flight
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Off Mistral Point, Maroubra, Sydney, NSW, June 2013]
Lateral view from above onto the upperwings of two Black-browed
Albatrosses in flight
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Southern Ocean, January 2005]
Dorsal/ventral view of a Black-browed Albatross in flight
[22 NM (40 km) ESE of Terrigal, NSW, July 2013]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Lateral view of an immature Black-browed Albatross; note the
dark tip of the bill
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Near-lateral/ventral view of the underwings of a juvenile
Black-browed Albatross - note the mostly dark underwings
and the yellowish bill with dark tip; the ID of this bird
is not certain: it could also be a juvenile
Campbell Albatross
[which by some is considered a race of the Black-browed Albabtross]
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Off Mistral Point, Maroubra, Sydney, NSW, June 2013]
Lateral view of a banking juvenile Black-browed Albatross in flight
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Off Mistral Point, Maroubra, Sydney, NSW, June 2013]
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Food, Diet |
Near-lateral view of a Black-browed Albatross picking up
food scraps; in the process it is spreading its wings
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Lateral view of a Black-browed Albatross picking up food scraps
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Black-browed Albatross competing with a
Shy Albatross
for food scraps
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]