Gibson's Albatross

Diomedea gibsoni

• Group: Other

A great wandering albatross that crosses vast stretches of open ocean on stiff outstretched wings, it feeds by scavenging or snatching prey from the surface. It comes to land only to breed, spending the rest of its life over the sea.

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

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 405117.