WoRMS name details
basis of record
Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
source of synonymy
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
From other sources
Description Length: 89-99 cm; wingspan: 198-244 cm. Colour: Adult: Head and body white, with a grey nape, mantle, cheeks and pale grey collar; wing black above with narrow leading and trailing edges to under-wing and a small black patch on the under-side where the leading edge of the wing joins the body; tail grey. Bill orange-pink to greyish-grey but always with an orange tip; immature: similar to adult except bill grey with a nearly black tip. Habitat: open ocean. <388><391><393> [details]
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whitecapped albatrossshy albatross |
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