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Yellow-nosed Albatross

thalassarche chlororhynchosOrder: PROCELLARIIFORMESFamily: Albatross (Diomedeidae)
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Overview

Yellow-nosed Albatross: Pelagic albatross with pale gray head, neck, rump, black back, upperwings, white underparts and black margin around white underwings. Red-tipped black bill has yellow patch on upper mandible. Gray legs, feet. Glides and soars for hours with minor adjustments to wing position.

Range and Habitat

Yellow-nosed Albatross: Generally found well out to sea off the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts with a few inland sightings.

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Voice Text

"clack, clack, clack, clack"

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Family Albatross (Diomedeidae)_blue
Species thalassarche chlororhynchos
Length28 - 32 Inches
Wingspan75.5 Inches

Yellow-nosed Albatross

Yellow-nosed Albatross: Pelagic albatross with pale gray head, neck, rump, black back, upperwings, white underparts and black margin around white underwings. Red-tipped black bill has yellow patch on upper mandible. Gray legs, feet. Glides and soars for hours with minor adjustments to wing position.

● Song: "clack, clack, clack, clack"

● Foraging & Feeding: Yellow-nosed Albatross: Feeds at night on the ocean's surface on squid, cuttlefish, and other marine animals.

● Breeding & nesting: Yellow-nosed Albatross: One white egg is laid in a nest made of mud and incubated for 78 days by both sexes. Young remain in the nest for 130 days. One brood per year.

● Similar species: Yellow-nosed Albatross: Black-browed Albatross is larger, bulkier with yellow bill.

Flight Pattern

Soars effortlessly and glides for hours using little energy.
Yellow-nosed Albatross Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Yellow-nosed Albatross: Generally found well out to sea off the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts with a few inland sightings.
BreedingSolitary nester or colonial
PopulationRare to accidental
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight86.4 Ounces