Amsterdam Island Albatross

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Amsterdam Island Albatross	Home Bird Orders
		Alternate name
	Diomedea amsterdamensis	Scientific name
	Procellariiformes	Order
	Diomedeidae	Family
	110 cm	Length
	Pelagic & coastal water. Nesting on subantarctic grassland 500 - 600 m. Breeding endemic French Southern Territories Plateau des Tourbières on Amsterdam Island, Feeds in Southern Indian ocean.	Habitat-Altitude-Range
	1 egg Feb or March. Incubation 80 days. The chick is brooded for a month, fledging in 230 days.Duties are shared by both parents.	Clutch
	Fish, squid and crustaceans.	Food
	Monogamous	Habits
	3930 - TSN: 723279	World Number
	Critically Endangered	Status

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Czech: Albatros amsterdamský
Danish: Amsterdam-albatros
German: Amsterdamalbatros, Amsterdam-Albatros, Amsterdaminsel-Alb, Amsterdaminsel-Albatros
English: Amsterdam Albatross, Amsterdam Island Albatross, Amsterdan Island Albatross, Wandering Albatross (Amsterdam)
Spanish: Albatros de Amsterdam, Albatros de la Amsterdam
Estonian: pruunpugu-albatross
Finnish: amsterdamsaarenalbatrossi, Amsterdamsaartenalbatrossi
French: Albatros d'Amsterdam, Albatros de l'île Amsterdam
Italian: Albatro dell'Isola Amsterdam, Albatros di Amsterdam
Japanese: amusuterudamuahoudori
Japanese: アムステルダムアホウドリ
Latin: Diomedea amsterdamensis, Diomedea exulans amsterdamensis
Dutch: Amsterdam- Eilanda, Amsterdam-eilandal, Amsterdameilandalbatros, Amsterdam-eilandalbatros
Polish: Albatros amsterdamski, albatros bialolicy, albatros białolicy
Slovak: albatros hnedý
Swedish: Amsterdamalbatross
Chinese: 阿岛信天翁

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