Waved Albatross & egg

Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) with egg.
Punta Cevallos, Española Island, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
ECUADOR. South America
ENDEMIC TO GALAPAGOS.
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
However a few pairs nest on Isla de la Plata near the Ecuadorian mainland. +-12,000 pairs breed on the Island of Española in Galapagos. They only come ashore between April and December to breed, otherwise they spend their entire life at sea. Once an albatross chick fledges and goes to sea it will remain there until it is 4 years old before returning to land to breed for the first time. Albatross mate for life and live about 40 years. They form part of the family of tube-nosed birds.

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Image Size: 5510x3660 / 11.5MB; CRITICALLY ENDANGERED Ecuador Endemic Espanola Island Galapagos Hood Island Islands Ocean Phoebastria irrorata Punta Cevallos Sea bird South America Tube-nosed Waved albatross Waves bird egg sea
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Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) with egg.<br />
Punta Cevallos, Española Island, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
ENDEMIC TO GALAPAGOS. <br />
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED<br />
However a few pairs nest on Isla de la Plata near the Ecuadorian mainland. +-12,000 pairs breed on the Island of Española in Galapagos. They only come ashore between April and December to breed, otherwise they spend their entire life at sea. Once an albatross chick fledges and goes to sea it will remain there until it is 4 years old before returning to land to breed for the first time. Albatross mate for life and live about 40 years. They form part of the family of tube-nosed birds.