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The Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross, (Thalassarche chlororhynchos) is a large seabird in the albatross family. This small mollymawk was once considered conspecific with the Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross and known as the Yellow-nosed Albatross (some authorities still believe the species to be the same). It is a typical black and white mollymawk with a grey head and large eye patch. It can be told from the Indian Yellow-nosed by its darker head.
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatrosses nest on islands in the mid-Atlantic, including Tristan da Cunha, Gough Island and surrounding islands. Like all albatrosses they are colonial, but unusually they will build their nests in scrub or amongst Blechnum tree ferns. Like all mollymawks they build pedestal nests of mud and other handy materials to lay their one egg in. At sea they range across the south Atlantic from South America to Africa, feeding on squid, fish and crustacea.
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- BirdLife International (2005). Thalassarche chlororhynchos. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is endangered
- Brooke, M. (2004). Albatrosses And Petrels Across The World: Procellariidae. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK ISBN 0-19-850125-0
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