Thalassarche eremita Murphy, 1930
Chatham albatross
photo by Auscape International

Family:  Diomedeidae ()
Max. size:  max.weight: 0.0 g
Environment:  pelagic; marine
Distribution:  Chatham Islands.
Diagnosis:  Wing: 56.5 cm.
Biology:  Endemic. A pelagic species which feeds by scavenging or by seizing prey from the water's surface. Found off east and south New Zealand and Tasmania, Pacific and off south America (Ref. 356).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 07 August 2018 (D2) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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