Shy Albatross

Thalassarche cauta - Albatros à cape blanche

Systematics

Order
:
Procellariiformes
Family
:
Diomédéidés
Genus
:
Thalassarche
Species
:
cauta

Descriptor

Gould, 1841

Biometrics

Size
: 99 cm
Wingspan
: 272 à 345 cm.
Weight
: 3500 à 4500 g

Longevity

29 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta) is a species of bird in the Diomedeidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Thalassarche cauta cauta (Tasmania)
Thalassarche cauta steadi (Auckland Is)

Foreign names

Albatros à cape blanche,
Albatros cauto,
albatroz-arisco,
Tasmanalbatros,
tasmán albatrosz,
Witkapalbatros,
Albatros cauto,
gråkindad albatross,
Svartflekkalbatross,
albatros bledohlavý,
albatros šelfový,
Hvidkronet Albatros,
isoalbatrossi,
Bloubekmalmok (Bloubekalbatros),
albatros tímid,
Roktrosi,
albatros szarodzioby,
biklais albatross, bailīgais albatross,
plahi albatros,
Осторожный альбатрос,
ハジロアホウドリ,
白顶信天翁,
gråkindad albatross,
白頂信天翁〔灰信天翁〕,

Voice song and call

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Habitat

Grassland : Subantarctic, Temperate ; Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands