Scientifically accurate, this story of the Laysan Albatross is told from the point of view of the young bird as he begins life and as he matures to adulthood.
Describes the characteristics and activities of the Laysan albatross which flies to Midway Island to breed. Also discusses how birds and humans have learned to live together on this small island in the Pacific Ocean.
BLACK - FOOTED ALBATROSS Phoebastria nigripes N. AMERICAN : Highly Imperiled LAYSAN ALBATROSS Phoebastria immutabilis N. AMERICAN : High Concern Nest. Conservation Status ALASKA : Highly Imperiled GLOBAL : Endangered Breed Nov - June ...
... Phoebastria and its fellow genus name Phoebetria are 'with great propriety and correct sentiment applied to ... immutabilis (Rothschild, 1893) [foy-BAS-tri-uh im-moo-TAH-bi-lis]: 'unchangeable prophetess', see genus name, and Latin ...
... (Phoebastria immutabilis; ∼450,000 breeding pairs) (Fig. 2) and black-footed albatrosses (Phoebastria nigripes; ∼24,000 breeding pairs), making the atoll the largest single colony of albatrosses in the world. Another 14 species of ...