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SeabirdsBlack-footed Albatross
Phoebastria nigripes- ORDER: Procellariiformes
- FAMILY: Diomedeidae
Basic Description
The only dark albatross of the northern Pacific Ocean, the Black-footed Albatross nests primarily on the Hawaiian Islands. It wanders widely across the northern Pacific for most of the year, and is regularly seen off the west coast of North America.
More ID InfoOther Names
- Albatros Patinegro (Spanish)
- Albatros à pieds noirs (French)
