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Sooty Albatross
Sign in to saveAlso known as Phoebetria fusca, Dusky Albatross, dark-mantled sooty albatross
species of bird
OverviewAI-generated
The Sooty Albatross (*Phoebetria fusca*) is a species of bird belonging to the family Diomedeidae within the order Procellariiformes. Its scientific name was established by Hilsenberg in 1822. This marine organism is classified under the class Aves and phylum Chordata. The taxon is accepted as a valid species and has a wingspan of 200 and a mass of 231. It typically has a litter size of 1.
The species is found in Brazil, South America, and Africa, as well as the Antipodes Subantarctic Islands tundra ecoregion. The IUCN Red List assigned it an Endangered status in 2018. Common names for this bird include Sooty Albatross, Rußalbatros, Albatros ahumado, and albatros du.
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Species
Endangeredsooty albatross
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderProcellariiformes
- FamilyDiomedeidae
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Phoebetria
- Mass
- 231
- Image
- Phoebetria fusca -Naturhistorisches Museum Wien -4Feb2008.jpg
Show 11 more facts
- ecoregion (WWF)
- Antipodes Subantarctic Islands tundra
- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Endangered status
- taxon name
- Phoebetria fusca
- Commons category
- Phoebetria fusca
- Commons gallery
- Phoebetria fusca
- taxon common name
- albatroz-preto
- wingspan
- 200
- litter size
- 1
- taxon range
- Africa
- short name
- P. fusca
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Encyclopedic overview
Immature Stuffed specimen at the Natural History Museum, Vienna Sooty albatross on Crozet Island Sooty albatross on Amsterdam Island The sooty albatross (Phoebetria fusca), also known to sailors as the Quaker, is a species of marine bird belonging to the albatross family Diomedeidae. It is a medium-sized albatross that sports a sooty-brown or sooty-black color. It can be found in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the southern Indian Ocean, and the Southern Ocean. This bird scavenges for squid, fish, and carrion. Like other albatrosses, these birds mate for life and return to the same breeding spots every season. A single pair will mate every other year on a variety of islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean and the southern Indian Ocean islands. This bird is an endangered species and conservation efforts are taking place.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sooty Albatross” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.