The impressive wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) has the largest recorded wingspan of any bird, reaching up to a massive 3.5 metres across. Juveniles have chocolate-brown feathers and a white facemask but over time the white colouration expands, leaving only black at the edges of the wings and tail tip; they take up to nine years to reach adult plumage. The hooked bill is pink and the flesh-coloured legs end in webbed feet, reflecting the largely oceanic life-style of this bird. Unusually amongst birds, albatrosses have tubular nostrils on either side of their upper bill instead of the more common fused nostrils of other bird species.
Roles
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Keep Cool (2000)
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See Also
- Tristan Albatross
- Southern Royal Albatross
- Northern Royal Albatross
- Antipodean Albatross
- Light-Mantled Albatross
- Atlantic Yellow-Nosed Albatross
- White-Capped Albatross
- Salvin’s Albatross
- Chatham Albatross
- Short-Tailed Albatross
- Shy Albatross
- Black-Footed Albatross
- Black-Browed Albatross
- Grey-Headed Albatross
- Campbell Albatross
- Sooty Albatross
- Waved Albatross
- Indian Yellow-Nosed Albatross
- Laysan Albatross
- Buller's Albatross
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