Manx Shearwater

Birds > Pelagic Seabirds

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Manx ShearwaterScientific Name: Puffinus puffinusCategory: BirdsSubcategory: Pelagic SeabirdsSize: Body length: 13.8–15.7 in (35–40 cm); Wingspan: 30–35 in (76–89 cm)Weight: 13.0–18.5 oz (370–525 g)Lifespan: 30–50+ years; record wild individual...

Short-tailed Albatross

Birds > Procellariiformes

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Short-tailed AlbatrossScientific Name: Phoebastria albatrusCategory: BirdsSubcategory: ProcellariiformesSize: Body length: 33–37 in (84–94 cm); Wingspan: 7.0–7.5 ft (2.1–2.3 m)Weight: 9.5–16.5 lb (4.3–7.5 kg)Lifespan: 40–50+ years in open ocean...

Black-browed Albatross

Birds > Seabirds

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Black-browed AlbatrossScientific Name: Thalassarche melanophrisCategory: BirdsSubcategory: SeabirdsSize: Body length: 31–37 in (80–95 cm); wingspan: 6.6–7.9 ft (2.0–2.4 m)Weight: 6.6–10.4 lb (3.0–4.7 kg); large, powerful pelagic gliderLifespan:...

Waved Albatross

Birds > Albatrosses & Diomedeidae

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Waved AlbatrossScientific Name: Phoebastria irrorataCategory: BirdsSubcategory: Albatrosses & DiomedeidaeSize: Body length: 34–37 in (86–93 cm); Wingspan: 7.2–8.2 ft (2.2–2.5 m)Weight: 6.6–11.0 lb (3.0–5.0 kg)Lifespan: 40–50+ years in the...

Wandering Albatross

Birds > Seabirds

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Wandering AlbatrossScientific Name: Diomedea exulansCategory: BirdsSubcategory: SeabirdsSize: Body length: 42–53 in (107–135 cm); Wingspan: 10.2–11.8 ft (3.1–3.6 m); longest of any living birdWeight: 13–28 lb (5.9–12.7 kg)Lifespan: 50–60+ years...