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Buller's Albatross Facts Thalassarche bulleri

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Buller's albatross (Thalassarche bulleri) or Buller's mollymawk is a small mollymawk in the albatross family. It breeds on islands around New Zealand, and feeds in the seas off Australia and the South Pacific.

Diet: Buller's albatross feeds on squid, fish, tunicates, octopus, and crustacea.

Classification

Family: Diomedeidae. Order: Procellariiformes.

What Do Buller's Albatrosses Eat?

Diet classification: Carnivore. Recorded foods: Buller's albatross feeds on squid, fish, tunicates, octopus, and crustacea.

Buller's Albatross Conservation Status

Buller's Albatross is listed here as Near Threatened. Protecting habitat, maintaining healthy prey or food sources, and reducing human pressure are important parts of conserving wild populations.

Quick facts

Diet: Carnivore
Weight: 2.78 kg

Fun facts

Birds in the Snares Islands also nest under trees inland.
The Buller's albatross is colonial, nesting generally on cliffs, steep coastal terraces, grassy meadows, and tussock covered hills.
The nest is mound of soil, grass and roots and is set into depressions in the breeding area.

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