Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross

The Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross, Thalassarche carteri, in the albatross family, and is a smallest of the mollymawks. In 2004, BirdLife International

The Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross, Thalassarche carteri, in the albatross family, and is a smallest of the mollymawks. In 2004, BirdLife International split this species from the Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross;however Clements has not split it yet, and the SACC has not either, but recognizes the need for a proposal. More

Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross, Thalassarche carteriReproduction Like all albatrosses the Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross is a colonial breeder. It breeds annually, and the adults begin breeding at the age of eight years. A mud nest is built in bare rocky areas or in tussock grass or ferns, and a single egg is laid. the nesting season begins in August, with laying occurring around September/October. Incubation lasts around 70 days. More

Indian yellow-nosed albatross in flight, view of top of wings Indian yellow-nosed albatross in flight, view of top of wingsPrint factsheet Facts - Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Procellariiformes Family Diomedeidae Genus Thalassarche (1) Size More

The Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross, (Thalassarche carteri), is a small mollymawk in the albatross family. The smallest of the mollymawks, it is difficult to distinguish from the closely related Grey-headed Albatross and Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross, the latter with which it was long considered conspecific and is still considered by some a subspecies of. It can be distinguished from the Atlantic Yellow-nosed by its head, the grey plumage of which is lighter on the Indian Yellow-nosed. More

Ecology: Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross feed mainly on fish, crustaceans and cephalopods2. It breeds annually, either solitarily or in loose groups, on slopes or cliffs, typically in bare, rocky areas but sometimes in tussock-grass and ferns1. Eggs are laid in September-October, and chicks fledge in March-April. Threats The cause of decline of the Amsterdam population is due to the outbreak of two diseases in the early 1980s (Avian cholera and Erysipelothrix rhusiopathidae) that affect the chicks. More

Indian yellow-nosed albatross in flight, view of top of wings Part of the mollymawk family, the Indian yellow-nosed albatross is one of the smallest albatross species, compensating for its relatively diminutive proportions with excellent in-flight agility. A black and white bird, it has just one blaze of colour ... More

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