Albatrosses
Order: Procellariiformes. Family: Diomedeidae
The albatrosses are amongst the largest of flying birds, and the great albatrosses from the genus Diomedea have the largest wingspans of any extant birds. In North Carolina, two species have been recorded.
- Yellow-nosed Albatross, Thalassarche chlororhynchos (R)
- Black-browed Albatross, Thalassarche melanophris (P)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of North Carolina