ALBATROSSES & PETRELS
ALBATROSSES
Albatross Species
Albatross Habits
Laysan Albatross
Wandering Albatross
Yellow-nosed Albatross
The Sooty Albatross
THE PETRELS
Petrel Species
Petrel Behavior
Petrel Distribution
Fulmars
Fulmar Species
Fulmar Behavior
Distribution of Fulmars
Cape Petrel
Dove Petrels
Shearwaters
Shearwater Description
Black-capped Petrel
Bulwer's Petrel
Stormy Petrels
Least Petrel
Leach's Petrel
Wilson's Petrel
Sea-nymph
White-faced Petrel
THE DIVING PETRELS
ANATOMY OF BIRDS
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
MIGRATIONS OF BIRDS
CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS
LIZARD-TAILED BIRD
AMERICAN TOOTHED-BIRDS
THE OSTRICHES
THE RHEAS
EMEUS AND CASSOWARIES
THE TINAMOUS
THE KIWIS
THE PENGUINS
LOONS AND GREBES
ALBATROSSES & PETRELS
STORK-LIKE BIRDS
GOOSE-LIKE BIRDS
FALCON-LIKE BIRDS
FOWL-LIKE BIRDS
CRANE-LIKE BIRDS
PLOVER-LIKE BIRDS
CUCKOO-LIKE BIRDS
THE ROLLER-LIKE BIRDS
SPARROW-LIKE BIRDS
Birds and Birding's Guide to:
Watching THE ALBATROSSES AND PETRELS
The Sooty Albatross
(Phwbetria fuliginosa) is the sole representative of the remaining genus and is distinguished at once from all the others by the presence of a distinct longitudinal groove on the sides of the lower mandible, which extends the entire length of the lateral division, and by its wedge-shaped tail. In the adult the plumage of the neck, back, and lower parts is pale smoky gray, becoming deep sooty on the sides of the head, chin, and throat, while the bill is deep black with the grooves whitish and the feet pale reddish. Its home is in the southern seas, though coming occasionally as far north as the coast of Oregon.
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