Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)
Black-browed Albatross (Diomedea melanophris) - HBW 1, p. 213
French: Albatros à sourcils noirs
German: Schwarzbrauenalbatros
Spanish: Albatros Ojeroso
Other common names: Black-browed Mollymawk
Taxonomy: Diomedea melanophris Temminck, 1828, Cape of Good Hope.
Emended to melanophrys by Temminck in 1839, but alteration unjustified. Races may constitute two full species, as sympatry recorded without interbreeding. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- melanophris Temminck, 1828 - Southern Ocean, from Cape Horn E to Antipodes Is.
- impavida (Mathews, 1912) - Campbell I, to S of New Zealand.
- Vulnerable Enlarge map
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An adult crossing a crowded colony of Rockhopper Penguins, and attacked by them Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp melanophris)
Laurent Demongin 1 November 2008 4 years ago 45 sec 5 -
Parent trying to feed its chick. Locality Westpoint Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp melanophrys)
Christophe Gouraud 19 December 2008 4 years ago 41 sec 5 -
An adult with a chick just hatched Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp melanophris)
Laurent Demongin 19 December 2007 5 years ago 25 sec 4.8 -
An adult feeding a 20 days old chick of Rockhopper Penguin while its own chick is inactive Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp melanophris)
Laurent Demongin 28 December 2008 3 years ago 59 sec 4.8 -
An adult building a nest on its back Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp melanophris)
Laurent Demongin 19 October 2009 3 years ago 25 sec 4.8 -
A nestling standing and looking around Locality Westpoint Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp melanophris)
Gus Yaki 16 February 2000 5 years ago 27 sec 4.7
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An adult feeding a 20 days old chick of Rockhopper Penguin while its own chick is inactive
Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp melanophris)
Laurent Demongin 28 December 2008 3 years ago 4.7 -
Close-up of the head of an adult
Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp melanophris)
Laurent Demongin 1 November 2006 4 years ago 4.7 -
An adult feeding its chick.
Locality Westpoint Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp melanophris)
Christophe Gouraud 19 December 2008 3 years ago 4.5 -
Details of the head of an adult sitting on its nest.
Locality Westpoint Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp melanophris)
Christophe Gouraud 19 December 2008 3 years ago 4.5 -
An adult in flight
Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp melanophris)
Laurent Demongin 8 November 2008 4 years ago 4.5 -
Two adults in mutual preening
Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp melanophris)
Laurent Demongin 1 November 2006 4 years ago 4.5
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Hums and several calls of a pair displaying Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
(ssp melanophris)
Laurent Demongin 16 November 2008 3 years ago 4
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