Thalassarche chlororhynchos
The Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross, *Thalassarche chlororhynchos*, is a medium-sized mollymawk renowned for its distinctive bill coloration and extensive pelagic wanderings across the South Atlantic. Measuring 70-85 cm (28-33 in) in length with an impressive wingspan of 180-215 cm (71-85 in) and weighing 1.8-2.8 kg (4-6.2 lbs), this elegant seabird features a clean white head, neck, rump, and underparts, contrasted by a dark grey mantle, back, and upperwings. Its most striking field mark is ...
This is an entirely pelagic species, spending most of its life at sea over the open ocean. It breeds exclusively on remote, windswept oceanic islands, forming dense colonies.
Their diet primarily consists of cephalopods (squid), fish, crustaceans, and offal scavenged from fishing boats, obtained through surface-seizing and shallow dives.
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatrosses are primarily diurnal, soaring effortlessly over vast ocean expanses for foraging and resting, only returning to land for their lengthy breeding cycle. Their foraging strategy involves surface-seizing and shallow-plunging for prey, often associating with fishing ...
The Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross breeds exclusively on islands within the South Atlantic Ocean. Its primary breeding strongholds are the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, specifically Gough Island, Inaccessible Island, and Nightingale Island. Historically, it also bred on St. Helena. Outside the b...
Endangered
- Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatrosses can live for over 30 years, undertaking incredible oceanic journeys throughout their lives. - They possess specialized salt glands above their eyes, allowing them to drink seawater by filtering out the salt, which then drips from their nostrils. - Despite being...