Thalassarche chrysostoma (Forster, 1785) Grey-headed albatross |
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Auscape International |
Family: | Diomedeidae () | |||
Max. size: | max.weight: 3,552.6 g | |||
Environment: | others; marine | |||
Distribution: | Antarctic, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Tropical to polar. | |||
Diagnosis: | Culmen: 11.24 cm; tarsus: 8.65 cm; wing: 51.96 cm. | |||
Biology: | Mortality of mostly adult birds, due to long-line fishing (Ref. 84934). Scavenging; surface seizing; oceanic (Ref. 356). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 07 August 2018 (A4bd) Ref. 123251) | |||
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