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Grey-headed Albatross

Thalassarche chrysostoma

Classification

Class
Aves

The grey-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) also known as the gray-headed mollymawk, is a large seabird from the albatross family. It has a circumpolar distribution, nesting on isolated islands in the Southern Ocean and feeding at high latitudes, further south than any of the other mollymawks. Its name derives from its ashy-gray head, throat and upper neck.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 1