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Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross

Thalassarche carteri

Description:

The Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross, the smallest of the world’s albatross, is also one of the most endangered. It breeds on Subantarctic islands of the Indian Ocean, often wintering off the east coast of South Africa. This adult was relaxing on a beautiful winter morning, his reflection echoed 5 times on the calm waters.

Habitat:

Open ocean, breeding on subantarctic islands.

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3 Comments

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 12 years ago

Beautiful shot of a beautiful bird!

AdamRiley
AdamRiley 12 years ago

Hi Daniele thanks for the welcome and explaining the missions! Much appreciated!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 12 years ago

Hello AdamRiley, and Welcome to Project Noah. We have various missions you can enter your spottings into. There's one called Birds of the World that you may want to see this pic in.

AdamRiley
Spotted by
AdamRiley

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Spotted on Jul 28, 2010
Submitted on Oct 17, 2011

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