Laysan Albatross

Phoebastria immutabilisOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Albatross (Diomedeidae)

Breeding Location:

Islands, flat



Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Colonial



Breeding Population:

Yes but uncommon



Egg Color:

Creamy white, brown spotting and red brown cap



Number of Eggs:

1



Incubation Days:

65 - 66



Egg Incubator:

Both sexes



Nest Material:

Lined with leaves, twigs, and sand.



Migration:

Migratory



Splitbar

Overview

Laysan Albatross: Large seabird with dark brown back and white head, neck, and rump. Eye patch is dark. Bill is thick and yellow with gray, hooked tip. Wings are dark brown above and white below with irregular brown-black borders. Tail is dark brown-black with white coverts. Legs and feet are pink.

Range and Habitat

Laysan Albatross: Breeds on isolated islands in the central Pacific Ocean, mostly on Hawaiian chain islands. At other times it is found throughout the northern oceans, primarily around Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.

Breeding and Nesting

Laysan Albatross: One dull, white egg spotted with brown is laid in a shallow ground depression lined with leaves, twigs, and sand. Incubation ranges from 65 to 66 days and is carried out by both parents.

Foraging and Feeding

Laysan Albatross: Diet consists mostly of squid; also eats fish, fish eggs, and crustaceans; usually forages at night when prey is near the water surface.

Readily Eats

Vocalization

Laysan Albatross: Usually silent at sea; on breeding grounds utters a series of "Eh-eh Eh-eh-eh" sounds, whines, whinnies, moans, inhalations, and squeaks.

Similar Species

Laysan Albatross: Black-footed Albatross has uniformly dark body and head. Short-tailed Albatross has larger, heavier bill, all-white underwings, yellow wash on nape, and white back.

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Family Albatross (Diomedeidae)_blue
Species Phoebastria immutabilis
Length35 Inches
Wingspan80 Inches

Laysan Albatross

Laysan Albatross: Large seabird with dark brown back and white head, neck, and rump. Eye patch is dark. Bill is thick and yellow with gray, hooked tip. Wings are dark brown above and white below with irregular brown-black borders. Tail is dark brown-black with white coverts. Legs and feet are pink.

● Song: "Eh-eh Eh-eh-eh"

● Foraging & Feeding: Laysan Albatross: Diet consists mostly of squid; also eats fish, fish eggs, and crustaceans; usually forages at night when prey is near the water surface.

● Breeding & nesting: Laysan Albatross: One dull, white egg spotted with brown is laid in a shallow ground depression lined with leaves, twigs, and sand. Incubation ranges from 65 to 66 days and is carried out by both parents.

● Similar species: Laysan Albatross: Black-footed Albatross has uniformly dark body and head. Short-tailed Albatross has larger, heavier bill, all-white underwings, yellow wash on nape, and white back.

Flight Pattern

Dynamic soaring., Stays aloft for hours with little flapping of wings.
Laysan Albatross Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Laysan Albatross: Breeds on isolated islands in the central Pacific Ocean, mostly on Hawaiian chain islands. At other times it is found throughout the northern oceans, primarily around Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.
BreedingMonogamous, Colonial
PopulationYes but uncommon
MigrationMigratory
Weight113.6 Ounces