Albatrosses, of the biological family Diomedeidae, are large seabirds related to the procellariids, storm petrels, and diving petrels in the order Procellariiformes. They range widely in the Southern
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Skeleton of a black-browed albatross on display at the Museum of Osteology in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Unlike most Procellariiformes, albatrosses, like this black-footed albatross, can walk well on land.[citation needed]
A southern royal albatross: Note the large, hooked beak and nasal tubes.
The great albatrosses are seabirds in the genus Diomedea in the albatross family. The genus Diomedea formerly included all albatrosses except the sooty albatrosses, but in 1996 the genus was split, wi
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…equatorial (Galapagos) species exploits the California, Alaska, Oyashio and Humboldt currents, nesting on major oceanic islands near those currents. Great albatrosses are among the largest of flying birds, with wingspans reaching up to 2.5–3.5 metres (8.2–11.5 ft) and bodies over 1 metre (3.3 ft) in length. The…
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Facial features of various Diomedea species
Royal albatross otago peninsula dunedin new zealand