Chatham Albatross

Thalassarche eremita

• Group: Other
• IUCN status: VU

Breeding only on the Pyramid rock in the Chatham Islands, this albatross roams the open Pacific the rest of the year. It feeds by scavenging or snatching prey from the surface, ranging as far as Australia and South America, and is listed as vulnerable.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Procellariiformes › Diomedeidae › Thalassarche

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 225779.