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 8 species which have been recorded in Peru.
- Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
- Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
- Waved Albatross Phoebastria irrorata
- Gray-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri
- Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
- Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata (A)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Peru