Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)

Light-mantled Albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata) - HBW 1, p. 214

French: Albatros fuligineux German: Graumantel Rußalbatros Spanish: Albatros Tiznado
Other common names: Light mantled Sooty/Grey mantled Albatross

Taxonomy: Diomedea palpebrata J. R. Forster, 1785, south of Prince Edward and Marion Islands.
Formerly regarded as conspecific with P. fusca, but differences in courtship display and timing of breeding prevent interbreeding in areas of sympatry. Four subspecies described, but subsequently found to be invalid. Monotypic.

Distribution: Circumpolar in Southern Ocean, breeding from South Georgia E to Campbell and Antipodes Is.