Thalassarche cauta (Gould, 1841)
Shy albatross
Thalassarche cauta
photo by Auscape International

Family:  Diomedeidae ()
Max. size:  99 cm DL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 4,000.0 g
Environment:  others; marine
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific, Southern Atlantic and Antarctic Atlantic. Subtropical to temperate.
Diagnosis:  Culmen: 12.8 cm; tarsus: 9.34 cm; wing: 56.32 cm.
Biology:  Fatalities are from long-line fishing of up to 10,000 birds per year (Ref. 84934). Scavenging; surface seizing; oceanic (Ref. 356).
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 21 March 2022 (A3ce) Ref. 123251)
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