Albatrosses
Order: Procellariiformes. Family: Diomedeidae
The albatrosses are among the largest of flying birds, and the great albatrosses from the genus Diomedea have the largest wingspans of any extant birds. There are 5 species which have been recorded in Ecuador.
- Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
- Waved Albatross Phoebastria irrorata (E)
- Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Ecuador