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“ Grey-Headed Albatross” Ramish Saher
Grey- Headed Albatross
Appearance Medium sized, grey head and neckdark grey back and tail and a white breastThe under wing is white, but with black on
the leading edgeAdult have black bill with bright yellow
ridges Juveniles have a predominantly black bill averages 81 cm (32 in) in length and 2.2 m
(7.2 ft) in wingspan
Etymology
The name chrysostoma is derived from two Greek words.
Khrusos means "gold" and stoma means "the mouth“in reference to its golden bill.
Habitat Are marine and pelagic Seen on land during breeding season Breed on steeps, cliffs and among tussock
grass Out side the breeding season, remains at seaFound in Georgia and New Zealand
TaxonomyKingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordate
Class Aves
Oder Procellariiformes
Family Diomedeidae
Genus Thalassarche
Species chrysostoma
Scientific Name Thalassarche chrysostoma
Common Name(s)Grey-headed Albatross, Grey-headed Mollymawk, goonie birds
Feeding feeding in the open oceans rather than over
the continental shelvesfeed predominantly on squid, taking also
some fish, crustacean, carrion, cephalopods, and lampreys
They are capable of diving as deep as 7 m (23 ft) to chase prey, but do not do so frequently.
Reproduction A single egg is laid in a large nest, typically
built on steep slopes or cliffs with grass, incubated for 72 daysBreed in September and October
Calls and songsusually silent at seabut it may produce croaking, shrieking and
gargling sounds when feeding in flockson land are accompanied by throaty calls and
bill-clapping
Red List Category
2012- Vulnerable2013- Endangered , with a population of
about 250,000 mature individuals.
Importance heavily hunted for feathers that were used in
the manufacture of women's hats.popular birds for birdwatchers Regular birdwatching trips are taken out of
many coastal towns and cities, like Cape Town
Threats main causes of mortality are long-lines fishing, trawl fisheries, drift netting
and trolling operations. Its habitat is degraded by intense grazing by
introduced European RabbitIngestion of marine debris, oil pollution,
commercial fishing
Conservation Population monitoring and foraging studies
are being undertaken at South GeorgiaPrince Edward Islands are a Special Nature
Reserve.