Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)
Black-footed Albatross (Diomedea nigripes) - HBW 1, p. 212
French: Albatros à pieds noirs
German: Schwarzfußalbatros
Spanish: Albatros Patinegro
Taxonomy: Diomedea nigripes Audubon, 1849, Pacific Ocean, lat. 30° 44' N, long. 146° W.
Known to have hybridized with D. immutabilis. Monotypic.
Distribution: W Hawaii; small numbers in Izu, Bonin and S Ryukyu Is, to S of Japan.
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An adult harassing a Laysan Albatross chick Locality Midway, Hawaiian Islands (Monotypic species)
Bill Scholtz 10 May 2001 10 years ago 18 sec 4.3 -
A bird soaring over the island Locality Lehua Island, Hawaiian Islands (Monotypic species)
Curt Kessler 30 November 2006 5 years ago 38 sec 4.2 -
An adult landing at nest site and then calling to partner Locality Lehua Island, Hawaiian Islands (Monotypic species)
Curt Kessler 30 November 2006 5 years ago 44 sec 4.2 -
A bird in flight, dorsal and ventral view Locality Dixon Entrance, British Columbia, Canada (Monotypic species)
Gary Kaiser 18 June 1999 5 years ago 29 sec 4 -
An immature in flight following a boat Locality Baja California State, Mexico (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 9 April 2013 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 28 sec 3.7 -
A view of a bird soaring over the sea Locality Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands, Japan (Monotypic species)
Peter Fraser 31 March 2007 5 years ago 9 sec 3.5
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In flight showing underwing
Locality California, USA (United States)
Paul A Guris 8 September 2011 16 weeks ago 3.3 -
An adult flying
Locality Taiwan
LouisCheung 1 January 2002 3 years ago 3.2 -
Adult swimming in ocean
Locality Washington State, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Photo-ay 2 August 2008 3 years ago 3
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