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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.
 wandering albatross Author: Mark jobling Image in public domain |
 Grey-headed Albatross User: Sabine's_Sunbird Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 Generic |
 Laysan albatross and chick Author: Jlfutari Image in public domain |
 Amsterdam albatross Author: Vincent Legendre Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic |
 Light sooty albatross Author: Sabine's_Sunbird GNU Free Documentation License 1.2 |
 Short-tailed albatross Author: Vincent Smartneddy United States Fish and Wildlife Service Image in public domain |
 Southern Royal Albatross User: Mbz1 GNU Free Documentation License |
 Buller's albatross User: Sabine's_Sunbird GNU Free Documentation License 1.2 |
List of albatrosses
Amsterdam Albatross
Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross
black-footed albatross chick
bullers albatross
Grey-headed Albatross
Laysan albatross and chick
light Sooty Albatross
Northern Royal albatross
Short-tailed Albatross
shy albatross
Sooty Albatross
southern royal albertross
wandering albatross
Waved albatross nesting
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Albatross list
| Category | Name | Status |
| Diomedea exulans | Wandering Albatross | Vulnerable |
| Diomedea amsterdamensis | Amsterdam Albatross | Critically Endangered |
| Diomedea epomophora | Southern Royal Albatross | Vulnerable |
| Diomedea sanfordi | Northern Royal Albatross | Endangered |
| Phoebastria irrorata | Waved Albatross | Vulnerable |
| Phoebastria albatrus | Short-tailed Albatross | Vulnerable |
| Phoebastria nigripes | Black-footed Albatross | Endangered |
| Phoebastria immutabilis | Laysan Albatross | Vulnerable |
| Thalassarche cauta | Shy Albatross | Near threatened |
| Thalassarche bulleri | Buller's Albatross | Vulnerable |
| Thalassarche melanophris | Black-browed Albatross | Endangered |
| Thalassarche chrysostoma | Grey-headed Albatross | Vulnerable |
| Thalassarche chlororhynchos | Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross | Endangered |
| Phoebetria fusca | Sooty Albatross | Endangered |
| Phoebetria palpebrata | Light-mantled Albatross | Near threatened |