Waiting

An albatross chick waits for his parents to return with food in Elsehul Bay, South Georgia. The chick's thick down keeps it warm during blustery Antarctic summers.

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WildFlower

Lion

Welcome to JungleDragon, Eric! You have made an impressive entry with some great photos. This cute little chick is promoted to the homepage.
You have requested the creation of a few species, but Wiki pages exist for them and there is no problem retreiving the information by the system. Here's a tip: it is easier to identify a species using it's scientific name, which is unique. Common names often create a confusion like in this case.
The sooty albatrosses are small albatrosses from the genus Phoebetria. There are two species, the Dark-mantled Sooty Albatross, Phoebetria fusca, and the Light-mantled Sooty Albatross, Phoebetria palpebrata. According to the references I have found, the Light-mantled Sooty Albatross is nesting in Elsehul Bay, South Georgia. Can you confirm if this is the species on your photo?
http://www.mikereyfman.com/photo/photo.php?No=25&Gallery=Albatrosses-Petrels-Landscapes-South-Georgia-Sub-Antarctic
http://www.rodplanck.com/birds/Rod_Planck__ROD01902007_10_31_112724-1.htm
http://www.pbase.com/howardbanwell/elsehul
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-mantled_Albatross Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago

EricWildlifePhoto

Katipo Spider

Hi Wildflower, I am actually not sure myself whether they are dark or light-mantled albatrosses, but I would defer to the reference's you've found. Thanks for the research and I'll be sure to look up the scientific name in the future! Posted 11 years ago
1. WildFlower
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, I changed the ID accordingly. Posted 11 years ago

The Light-mantled Albatross

The Light-mantled Albatross also known as the Grey-mantled Albatross or the Light-mantled Sooty Albatross, is a small albatross in the genus ''Phoebetria'', which it shares with the Sooty Albatross. The Light-mantled Albatross was first described as ''Phoebetria palpebrata'' by Johann Reinhold Forster, in 1785, based on a specimen from south of the Cape of Good Hope.

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Similar species: Petrels And Albatrosses

Species identified by WildFlower