Light-mantled Albatross
Phoebetria palpebrata
Conservation Status
Near ThreatenedAves · Procellariiformes · Diomedeidae
About
The light-mantled albatross, also known as the grey-mantled albatross or the light-mantled sooty albatross, is a small albatross in the genus Phoebetria, which it shares with the sooty albatross. The light-mantled albatross was first described as Phoebetria palpebrata by Johann Reinhold Forster, in 1785, based on a specimen from south of the Cape of Good Hope.
Fun Fact
The bills of the Procellariiformes are unique in that they are covered with from seven to nine horny plates.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Habitat is entirely marine, and it will forage from the edges of the Antarctic pack-ice to about 40°S.
Diet
Diet of light-mantled albatrosses consists of squid and krill, though other crustaceans and fish are taken as well as seal, penguin and petrel carrion.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Hunting and Collection
- Climate Change