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Name: Amsterdam albatross (Diomedea amsterdamensis)
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Diomedeidae
Genus: Diomedea
Species:D. amsterdamensis
IUCN Rating: Critically Endangered
Description: The back of the adult Amsterdam albatross is a medium to dark brown in colour, while the undersides are white and the face has a white mask. The chick has white feathers and both young and adults have a pink beak. The albatross has a wing span of 2.5–3.5 m.
Range: Amsterdam Island (It can forage for food up to 2,200 km from the island.
Habitat: It breeds on patchy vegetation near exposed ridges
Diet: Fish, squid and crustaceans
Breeding: The Amsterdam albatross mates for life. It breeds every 2 years when it lays a single egg which is incubated by both parents. The egg hatches after about 80 days.
Threats: Loss of breeding habitat due to introduced cattle, loss of eggs and chicks due to introduced cats. It is also at risk of disease from other species of albatross in the area.
Points of interest: The young birds will spend between 4 - 7 years out at sea before ever returning to dry land.
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Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Diomedeidae
Genus: Diomedea
Species:D. amsterdamensis
IUCN Rating: Critically Endangered
Description: The back of the adult Amsterdam albatross is a medium to dark brown in colour, while the undersides are white and the face has a white mask. The chick has white feathers and both young and adults have a pink beak. The albatross has a wing span of 2.5–3.5 m.
Range: Amsterdam Island (It can forage for food up to 2,200 km from the island.
Habitat: It breeds on patchy vegetation near exposed ridges
Diet: Fish, squid and crustaceans
Breeding: The Amsterdam albatross mates for life. It breeds every 2 years when it lays a single egg which is incubated by both parents. The egg hatches after about 80 days.
Threats: Loss of breeding habitat due to introduced cattle, loss of eggs and chicks due to introduced cats. It is also at risk of disease from other species of albatross in the area.
Points of interest: The young birds will spend between 4 - 7 years out at sea before ever returning to dry land.
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