Waved albatross (juvenile)

Description:

Waved Albatrosses are a type of Albatross that belong to Diomedeidae family. They produce a stomach oil made up of wax esters and triglycerides that is stored in the proventriculus. This is used against predators as well as an energy rich food source for chicks and for the adults during their long flights. They also have a salt gland that is situated above the nasal passage and helps desalinate their bodies, due to the high amount of ocean water that they imbibe. It excretes a high saline solution from their nose.

Habitat:

Espaniola, Galapagos

Notes:

A bird with a mullet!