Phoebetria fusca

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Phoebetria fusca, commonly known as the sooty albatross, is a dark-plumaged seabird of the Southern Ocean recognized for its long, narrow wings and graceful, soaring flight.

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Phoebetria fusca canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf albatross
species of bird
ageAtFirstBreeding about 10 years
binomialName Phoebetria fusca
breedingSystem monogamous
breedsOn Amsterdam Island
Crozet Islands
Gough Island
Kerguelen Islands
Nightingale Island
Prince Edward Islands
St Paul Island
linked to: Saint Paul Island

Tristan da Cunha
class Aves
clutchSize 1 egg
commonName sooty albatross
conservationAction fisheries bycatch mitigation
island predator control
describedBy Johann Friedrich Gmelin
diet crustaceans
fish
squid
family Diomedeidae
flightStyle dynamic soaring
soaring
foragingStrategy shallow diving
surface seizing
genus Phoebetria
hasAverageMass 2.5–3.5 kg
hasBillColor black
hasBodyLength 80–90 cm
hasCloseRelative Phoebetria palpebrata
linked to: Phoebetria
hasEyeRingColor blue
hasPlumageColor dark brown
sooty
hasWingspan 200–215 cm
incubationPeriod about 70 days
IUCNRedListCategorySystem IUCN 3.1
IUCNStatus Endangered
kingdom Animalia
maximumLongevity over 40 years
migratory true
nativeTo South Atlantic Ocean
linked to: South Atlantic

South Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
nestType cliff ledge nest
order Procellariiformes
pelagic true
phylum Chordata
taxonRank species
threat climate change
habitat degradation
introduced predators on breeding islands
longline fishing bycatch
vernacularName sooty mollymawk (historical usage)
yearDescribed 1789

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Diomedeidae notableSpecies Phoebetria fusca
Phoebetria fusca binomialName Phoebetria fusca