Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross [Thalassarche carteri]
Description
The Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross is a small to medium-sized albatross that breeds only on Princes' Island in the Indian Ocean sector of the Southern Ocean. It has a light grey mantle and a white head. The bill is dark grey with a yellow ridge, and the tail is white with a black terminal band. It feeds on fish, squid, and crustaceans.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
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|---|---|
| Class |
Birds
Aves
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| Order |
Albatrosses, Petrels, and Shearwaters
Procellariiformes
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| Family |
Albatrosses
Diomedeidae
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| Genus |
Yellow-nosed Albatross
Thalassarche
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