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Black-Footed Albatross

Phoebastria nigripes

Description:

Spotted several Black-Footed Albatross on the water during a boat trip to the Farallon Islands.

Habitat:

Gulf of the Farallones, San Francisco County, CA.

Notes:

The black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) is a large seabird of the albatross family Diomedeidae from the North Pacific. All but 2.5% of the population is found among the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. It is one of three species of albatross that range in the northern hemisphere, nesting on isolated tropical islands. Unlike many albatrosses, it is dark plumaged. Wikipedia

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misako
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misako

SF, California, USA

Spotted on Jul 12, 2014
Submitted on Nov 23, 2014

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