General Description
Body white, wings, back and tail dark, grey brown. Underwing white with dark edge surrounding. Bill stout, top of bill yellow, and upper bill curves down at the tip. Wingspan up to 2 m.
Biology
Yellow-nosed Albatrosses can have a wingspan over 1.5 m. Their food sources include fish and squid. They breed on islands in the south Indian Ocean.
Distribution
Southern mainland Australia and Tasmania.
Habitat
Coastlines, large bays and open seas.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Animal SubType
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Brief Id
White with a grey-brown back, wings and tail; black bill with a yellow stripe along top.
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Colours
Black, White, Yellow
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Habitats
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Diet
Carnivore
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Diet Categories
Fish, Squid
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Endemicity
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Endangered
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Taxon Name
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Common Name
Yellow-nosed Albatross
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Kingdom
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Phylum
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Class
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Order
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Family
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Genus
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Species Name
chlororhynchos
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Subspecies
carteri
