Breeding Location:
Islands, flat
Breeding Type:
Monogamous, Colonial
Breeding Population:
Uncommon to common
Egg Color:
White with red brown flecks
Number of Eggs:
1
Incubation Days:
62 - 66
Egg Incubator:
Both sexes
Nest Material:
Earth and vegetation.
Migration:
Migratory
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Overview
Shy Albatross: Large seabird with white body and gray back. The bill is gray with a yellow tip and base. Underwing is white with diagnostic narrow black margin. Tail is gray. Legs and feet are pink. Soaring flight on stiff, slightly drooped wings. Often interuppted with several slow deep wing beats.
Range and Habitat
Shy Albatross: Breeds on only three islands, south of Tasmania, including Albatross Island, Mewstone, and Pedra Branca. Nests on rocks and feeds in waters over the continental shelf, including in harbors and bays.
Breeding and Nesting
Shy Albatross: One white egg with red brown flecks is laid on a sturdy column of packed earth and vegetation built on a rocky terrace or broad ledge, usually on a slope overlooking the sea. Incubation ranges from 62 to 66 days and is carried out by both parents.
Foraging and Feeding
Shy Albatross: Feeds on fish, cephalopods, crustaceans, and tunicates caught at the water surface; follows fishing vessels in flocks to feed on garbage thrown overboard.
Readily Eats
Vocalization
Shy Albatross: Usually silent.
Similar Species
Shy Albatross: Laysan Albatross has darker back, shorter bill, and less white on rump.
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