Black-browed albatross colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Species: Black-browed albatross, Thalassarche melanophrys
Location: Steeple Jason Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Image ID: 24247
Format: Digital 3:2
Species: Black-browed albatross, Thalassarche melanophrys
Location: Steeple Jason Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Image ID: 24247
Format: Digital 3:2
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Categories:
- Animal > Bird > Albatross (Diomedeidae) > Black-Browed Albatross
- Location > Oceans > Atlantic > Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
- Location > World > United Kingdom > Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) > Steeple Jason Island
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