Phoebetria palpebrata

IUCN

Alias：Phoebetria palpebrata，Light-mantled Albatross

Basic Information

Scientific classification

name：Phoebetria palpebrata
Aliases：Phoebetria palpebrata，Light-mantled Albatross
Outline：Waterfowl
Family：

Vital signs

length：79-89CM
Weight：2.5-3.7kg
lifetime：40 years or so

Feature

Feathers similar in color to Siamese cats

Details

Phoebetria palpebrata, also known as Light-mantled Albatross, is a small, mostly black albatross of the genus Albatross of the order Petrelidae.

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The albatross digs the soil and plants high, with a deep cup-shaped pit at the top. The albatross can spread its wings and glide long distances, floating on the surface to feed on fish, squid and crustaceans; Flying in pairs for courtship, or facing each other on the ground to show off white crescent eye stripes and beak stripes; Nesting in scattered pairs on steep outcrops on islands in the southern Hemisphere.

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It is considered near critical by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

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Location

The albatross is found in the oceans and islands around Antarctica, and along the southern coasts of South America, Australia and New Zealand.

Form

The grey albatross is predominantly coal-brown or black in colour, with a darker head, lighter grey to light grey in the upper part of the overfeathers from the nape to the upper tail, and lighter in the mantle and back, this feather has been described as similar in colour to that of the Siamese cat. Part of the eye is surrounded by a thin orbital back crescent of very short gray feathers, and the beak is black with a blue furrow and a grayish-yellow line along the mandible (beak), about 105 mm (4.1 in) long. Measurements show that males and females are similar in size, with an average body length of 79-89 cm (31-35 in), a wingspan of 183-218 cm (72-86 in), and a weight of 2.5-3.7 kg (5.5-8.2 lb).