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| Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris [Temminck, 1828] | |
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Order:
Procellariiformes
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Family: Diomedeidae |
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BTO Codes:
AA, BLBAL
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EURING No: 140 | |
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Number in Britain:
0 records/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
melanophris recorded in Britain (of 2 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
88 cm
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Wingspan: 230 cm |
Weight:
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: thalassa=the sea and Gr.: melas=black + ophrus=brow |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: islands in s oceans (eg Falklands, Kerguelen, Antipodes), RANGES: widely in s oceans and Atlantic |
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Habitat:
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Pelagic, breeds on islands on tussock-covered slopes |
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Diet:
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TitBit:
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Albatrosses occasionally turn up in Britain, the most famous was "Albert" (fully Albert Ross), who first appeared on the Bass Rock in 1967, then subsequently at Hermanness, Shetland almost annually from 1972 to 1995 |
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| Records and Distribution | |
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First Record:
Cambridgeshire, 1897
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
22
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
April/May, July to October
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Fife
(1972),
Lothian
(2002),
Outer Hebrides
(2007),
Orkney
(1975),
Shetland
(1995),
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North-east England:
East Yorkshire
(2002),
North Yorkshire
(1968),
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North-west England:
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English Midlands:
Derbyshire
(1952),
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Eastern England:
Cambridgeshire
(1897),
Norfolk
(2004),
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South-east England:
Kent
(2001),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(1988),
Devon
(1965),
Dorset
(1980),
Isles of Scilly
(1978),
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Wales:
Anglesey
(2005),
Pembrokeshire
(1990),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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| Other Names | |
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Previously Diomedea melanophris
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Albatros Aelddu |
| Danish: Sortbrynet albatros | Dutch: Wenkbrauwalbatros |
| Finnish: Mustalulma-albatrossi | French: Albatros à sourcils noir |
| German: Mollymauk | Hungarian: Sargaszemü albatrosz |
| Icelandic: Svaltrosi | Irish: Albatras Dú-Mhalach |
| Italian: Albatros dal sopracciglo nero | Norwegian: Savrtbtynalbatros |
| Polish: Albatros czarnobrewy | Portuguese: Albatroz-olheirudo |
| Spanish: Albatros ojeroso | Swedish: Svartbrynad albatross |
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| For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Tickell, W.L.N. 2000 Albatrosses Pica Press, Mountfield, Sussex [598.441 TIC] |
| Brooke, M. de L. 2004 Albatrosses and petrels across the world Oxford University Press, Oxford [598.44 BRO] |
| See Also: |
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Wikipedia entry
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com
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Find papers on Google Scholar
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Find papers on Scirus
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