(DRAFT) - Taxonomy
Species albatross, yellow-nosed
Species Id M040404
Date 26 AUG 96
TAXONOMY
NAME - albatross, yellow-nosed
OTHER COMMON NAMES -
ELEMENT CODE - 10/25/86
CATEGORY - Birds
PHYLUM AND SUBPHYLUM - Chordata,
CLASS AND SUBCLASS - Aves,
ORDER AND SUBORDER - Procellariiformes,
FAMILY AND SUBFAMILY - Diomediidae,
GENUS AND SUBGENUS - Diomedea,
SPECIES AND SSP - chlororhynchus,
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Diomedea chlororhynchus
AUTHORITY - Gmelin 1789
TAXONOMY REFERENCES - 3950, 2484, 606 and 4035
COMMENTS ON TAXONOMY -
Early literature confuses D. chlororhynchus with D. chrysostommus, around 1922
classified under the genus Thalassogeron *2484,3950*
Taxonomy - 1 (DRAFT) - Status
Species albatross, yellow-nosed
Species Id M040404
Date 26 AUG 96
STATUS
Coded Status
Accidental
Migrant
See Comments
REFERENCES FOR STATUS - 700, 606 and 4035
COMMENTS ON STATUS -
999 Historically eggs and young were taken as food at breeding grounds *4035*
Status - 1 (DRAFT) - Distribution
Species albatross, yellow-nosed
Species Id M040404
Date 26 AUG 96
DISTRIBUTION
References on County Occurrence - AO1
References on Seasonal Occurrence - Accidental, well off shore*700*
Accidental, well off shore *700*
References on County Abundance - AO1
Distribution - 1 HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS
HABITAT - Aquatic
REFERENCES FOR HABITAT - 4035
LAND USE -
Water
Atlantic Ocean Coastal Waters
Wetland
Nonforested Wetland
Barren Land
Bare Exposed Rock
REFERENCES FOR LAND USE - 606 and 4035
NATIONAL WETLAND INVENTORY CODES
NWI NWICLS NWIMOD NWISPEC
Marine, subtidal OWO V
UB3 0
EM. 0
REFERENCES FOR NWI - 4035
Habitat Associations - 1 (DRAFT) - Food Habits
Species albatross, yellow-nosed
Species Id M040404
Date 26 AUG 96
FOOD HABITS
TROPHIC LEVEL -
Carnivore
REFERENCES FOR TROPHIC LEVEL - 606 and 4035
LIFESTAGE FOOD FOOD PART
General Squid, Octopus Not Specified
General Molluscs Not Specified
General Malacostraca Not Specified
General Crustaceans Not Specified
General See Comments; Food See Comments
General Animals Not Specified
Important Squid, Octopus Not Specified
Important Molluscs Not Specified
Important Animals Not Specified
REFERENCES FOR GENERAL FOOD - 2484, 606 and 4035
REFERENCES FOR IMPORTANT FOOD - 606 and 4035
REFERENCES FOR ADULT FOOD - 2484, 606 and 4035
REFERENCES FOR JUVENILE FOOD - 606 and 4035
COMMENTS ON FOOD -
9999S Feeds on scraps from fishing vessels *2484*
COMMENTS ON ADULT FOOD -
9999S Feeds on scraps of fishing vessels *2484*
COMMENTS ON JUVENILE FOOD -
9999S Nestlings fed by parents until nearly fledged *606,4035*
Food Habits - 1 (DRAFT) - Environment Associations
Species albatross, yellow-nosed
Species Id M040404
Date 26 AUG 96
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATIONS
G = General A = Adult
LIM = Limiting RA = Resting Adult
J = Juvenile FA = Feeding Adult
RJ = Resting Juvenile BA = Breeding Adult
FJ = Feeding Juvenile P = Pupae
L = Larvae E = Egg
RL = Resting Larvae
FL = Feeding Larvae
LIFESTAGE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATIONS
G Substrate: Mud or silt
G Substrate: Plants
G Relation to Substrate: Occurs on substrate [not penetrating]
G Water Temperature: Specified in Comments
G Coastal Features: Rocky offshore islands
G Coastal Features: Vegetated offshore islands
G Aquatic Habitat Zonation: Open water [pelagic zone]
G Inland Wetlands: Inland shallow fresh marshes
G Terrestrial Features: Cliffs/ledges
LIM Coastal Features: Rocky offshore islands
LIM Coastal Features: Vegetated offshore islands
LIM Inland Wetlands: Inland shallow fresh marshes
LIM Terrestrial Features: Cliffs/ledges
FA Aquatic Habitat Zonation: Open water [pelagic zone]
RA Aquatic Habitat Zonation: Open water [pelagic zone]
BA Coastal Features: Rocky offshore islands
BA Coastal Features: Vegetated offshore islands
BA Substrate: Mud or silt
BA Substrate: Plants
BA Relation to Substrate: Occurs on substrate [not penetrating]
BA Substrate: Specified in Comments
BA Inland Wetlands: Inland shallow fresh marshes
BA Terrestrial Features: Cliffs/ledges
REFERENCES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOC_ - 2484, 606 and 4035
REFERENCES FOR LIMITING ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOC_ - 606 and 4035
REFERENCES FOR FEEDING ADULT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOC_ - 606 and 4035
REFERENCES FOR RESTING ADULT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOC_ - 4035
REFERENCES FOR BREEDING ADULT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOC_ - 2484, 606 and 4035
COMMENTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATIONS -
00020S Temperate sub Antartic waters *606*
Environment Associations - 1 (DRAFT) - Environment Associations
Species albatross, yellow-nosed
Species Id M040404
Date 26 AUG 96
COMMENTS ON RESTING ADULT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOC_ -
During courtship adults rest at nest site *4035*
COMMENTS ON BREEDING ADULT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOC_ -
00090S, 00100A Nest is made of mud and plant debris, unless nesting on cliffs,
where no nest may be built *606,4035,2484*
COMMENTS ON FEEDING JUVENILE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOC_ -
99999S Nestlings are fed by parents *4035*
Environment Associations - 2 (DRAFT) - Life History
Species albatross, yellow-nosed
Species Id M040404
Date 26 AUG 96
LIFE HISTORY
Reproduction: Breeding Season: September and October *2484,606,4035,4036*;
Incubation Period = 78 + 7 days *4036,606*; Breeding Behavior = Mutual
preening, bill rubbing, and bowing at nest site *4034,4035*; Clutch size = 1
*2484,606,4035*; Minimum Breeding Age = Approximately 12 years *606*
Behavior: Migration = Breeding/wintering *606*; Foraging Sites = Open
(pelagic) water, also known to follow fishing vessels for scraps
*2484,606,4035*; Nest Site = In marshy areas, usually a column of mud and
debris 25-50 cm. high with a slight depression at top, also cliffs where no
nest may be built *2484,606,4035*; Development of Young = Fledge at about
130 days *4036*; Parental Care of Young = Both parents incubate, feed, and
brood young, young are deserted before fledging *4035*
Origin: Exotic *700,4035,606*
Population Parameters: Mortality of young; one cause is drought *4036*
REFERENCES FOR LIFE HISTORY- 700, 2484, 606, 4034, 4036 and 4035
Life History - 1 (DRAFT) - Management Practices
Species albatross, yellow-nosed
Species Id M040404
Date 26 AUG 96
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
Management Practices - 1 (DRAFT) - References
Species albatross, yellow-nosed
Species Id M040404
Date 26 AUG 96
References
606* Palmer, R.S. 1962. Handbook of North American Birds. I.
Yale Univ. Press New Haven, Conn:557.
700* Ornithology, Virginia Society of. 1979. Virginia's
Birdlife: An Annotated Check-list. Virginia Avifauna No. 2.
Virginia Society of Ornithology Lynchburg, Va:118.
2484* Bent, A.C. 1922. Life histories of North American petrels
and pelicans and their allies. Dover Publ., Inc. New York:355.
3950* Cramp, S., Simmons, K.E.L., (eds.). 1977. THE BIRDS OF THE
WESTERN PALEARTIC..
4034* Cooper, J. 1974. Albatross displays of the south-west
coast of South Africa. Notornis 21(3):234-238.
4035* Rowan, M.K. 1951. The yellow-nosed albatross Diomedea
chlororhynchus gmelin at its breeding grounds in the Tristan da
Cunaha group. Ostrich 22:139-55.
4036* Elliott, H.F.I. 1957. A contribution to the ornithology of
the Tristan da Cunaha group. Ibis 99:545-586.
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