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 Imperial Shags and bitten by them Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp melanophris)
Laurent Demongin 1 November 2008 4 years ago 33 sec 4 -
Black-browed Albatross colony mixed with Rockhopper Penguins. Locality Westpoint Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp melanophrys)
Christophe Gouraud 19 December 2008 4 years ago 34 sec 4 -
A chick alone in the nest and alarming Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp melanophris)
Laurent Demongin 8 January 2008 5 years ago 21 sec 3.9 -
An adult preening its very young chick Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp melanophris)
Laurent Demongin 19 December 2007 5 years ago 32 sec 3.9 -
An adult bird feeding its nestling in the colony Locality Westpoint Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp melanophris)
Gus Yaki 16 February 2000 5 years ago 13 sec 3.9 -
A bird running on the water and feeding (then at 50% speed). Locality Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia (ssp impavida)
Josep del Hoyo 18 October 2009 2 years ago 25 sec 3.8
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An individual soaring over the sea.
Locality Atlantic Ocean (ssp melanophris)
Jordi Sargatal 7 April 2012 21 weeks ago 3.8 -
Black-browed Albatross taken on a pelagic boat trip off Eden
Locality Eden, New South Wales, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 22 October 2011 1 year ago 3.8 -
An immature bird swimming.
Locality Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia (ssp impavida)
Josep del Hoyo 18 October 2009 2 years ago 3.8 -
Gliding alongside of our vessel M/S "Frontier Spirit"
Locality Macquarie Island
Rainer Mönke 30 December 1992 4 years ago 3.8 -
Chick pecking and asking for food.
Locality Saunders Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp melanophris)
Christophe Gouraud 22 January 2013 6 weeks ago 3.8 -
Chick on the nest.
Locality Saunders Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp melanophris)
Christophe Gouraud 22 January 2013 6 weeks ago 3.8
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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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