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Black-browed Albatross, Black-browed Mollymawk (Thalassarche melanophris)

Found in: Antarctic Peninsula, Ross Sea, Weddell Sea, South Georgia

Length: 80 to 100 cm.

Weight: 3 to 5 kg.

Location: Southern Oceans.

Conservation status: Near Threatened.

Diet: Carrion, crustaceans, fish, offal, squid.

Appearance: White, grey to black wings. Yellow-orange bill. Black “eyebrow” above eye.
How do Black-browed Albatrosses feed?

Black-browed Albatrosses are opportunistic feeders, eating almost anything they can grab. They are known to try to snatch food from other birds and are one of the species of birds that will follow fishing trawlers for their offal.

At sea they mainly pluck fish from near the surface, but they can dive as deep as 5 metres.

Black-browed Albatrosses are opportunistic feeders, eating almost anything they can grab. They are known to try to snatch food from other birds and are one of the species of birds that will follow fishing trawlers for their offal.

At sea they mainly pluck fish from near the surface, but they can dive as deep as 5 metres.

7  Black-browed Albatross Facts

    Black-browed Albatrosses are the most common and the most widespread example of the Diomedeida family.
    Black-browed Albatrosses create oil in their stomachs that can either be spit out at attackers or used as a source of nutrients during long flights.
    Black-browed Albatrosses have a gland above their naval passage that exudes a saline solution in order to get rid of all the salt they swallow while diving for food in saltwater.
    Melanophris comes from the Greek words melas or melanos which means “black” and ophris which means “eyebrow,” referring of course to the distinctive black eyebrow the bird sports above their eyes.
    Black-browed Albatrosses live a mostly pelagic (exclusively at sea) life, returning to land only to breed.  
    About 75% of the world’s Black-browed Albatross population can be found in the Falklands and on the South Georgia islands.
    A Black-browed Albatross’ flying heartrate is almost the same as when the bird is resting. This is due to the bird’s excellent ability to glide thanks to its large wings.

Taken on: July 26, 2021

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