Birds of Peru

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Genus: Thalassarche (6 species, 9 worldwide)


Buller's Albatross (Thalassarche bulleri) Near Threatened Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia
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Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta cauta) Near Threatened Tasmania, Australia
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Grey-headed Albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) Endangered Drake's Passage, Antarctica Photo credit: NOAA: Lt. Elizabeth Crapo
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Chatham Albatross (Thalassarche eremita) Vulnerable
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Breeds on Chatham Island new Australia, and ranges from there to Peru and Chile. Comes closer to shore than other albatross (HBW).


Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) South Africa
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Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) Immature South Africa
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Salvin's Albatross (Thalassarche salvini) Vulnerable East of the Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia Note grey head.
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Formerly a subspecies of the Snowy Albatross, Salvin's Albatross can be differentiated by the greyer head.

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