Albatrosses
Order: Procellariiformes. Family: Diomedeidae
The albatrosses are a family of 21 species of large seabird found across the Southern and North Pacific Oceans. The largest are among the largest flying birds in the world. Four species are regularly seen in Tasmanian waters, with another three recorded as vagrants.
- Wandering Albatross, Diomedea exulans
- Southern Royal Albatross, Diomedea epomophora (V)
- Black-browed Albatross, Thalassarche melanophris
- Shy Albatross, Thalassarche cauta
- Yellow-nosed Albatross, Thalassarche chlororhynchos (V)
- Buller's Albatross, Thalassarche bulleri
- Sooty Albatross, Phoebetria fusca (V)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Tasmania