Albatrosses
Albatrosses are seabirds. There are over 20 species of albatross and the majority live in the areas of the southern oceans.
The largest of the albatrosses have a wingspan of 10 feet, and the birds fly over huge areas of open oceans.
A few species of albatross breed in the North Pacific. These are the Laysan albatrosses, the Stellar's albatrosses and the Black-footed albatrosses.
The following is an alphabetic list of the different albatross species:
Amsterdam Albatross
Antipodean Albatross
Atlantic Yellow-nosed
Black-browed Albatross
Black-footed Albatross
Buller's Albatross
Campbell Albatross
Chatham Albatross
Dark-mantled Sooty Albatross
Grey-headed Albatross
Indian Yellow-nosed
Laysan Albatross
Light-mantled Sooty Albatross
Northern Royal Albatross
Salvin's Albatross
Short-tailed Albatross
Shy Albatross
Southern Royal Albatros
Tristan Albatross
Waved Albatross
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