Shy Albatross

The Shy Albatross is a medium-sized albatross that breeds off Australia and New Zealand's sub-Antarctic islands and ranges extensively across the Southern Ocean. It is sometimes found off the Pacific coast of the United States.

The Shy Albatross is a typical mollymawk with dark plumage on its back, upperwing and tail and a white belly, neck and underwing. Its crown and most of its head is also white, but it has a dark eyebrow and pale grey on the face. Its bill is pale grey with a yellow ridge and tip.

The Shy Albatross feeds by a combination surface-seizing and some pursuit diving - it has been recorded diving as deep as 5m.

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Family:	Sea Birds & Waders
Latin name:	Thalassarche cauta
Order:	Procellariiformes
Family:	Diomedeidae
Genus:	Thalassarche
Species:	T. cauta
Also Called:	White-capped Albatross, Shy Mollymawk
Size:	99 inches long with a wingspan of 8.4 feet (98 cm and 2.54 meters)
Range:	Australia and New Zealand, East Africa, South Africa, South America
International names:
Albatros šelfový Czech
Hvidkronet Albatros Danish
Witkapalbatros Dutch
Isoalbatrossi Finnish
Albatros Timide French
Weißkappenalbatros German
Albatro Cauto Italian
ハシジロアホウドリ (Hajiroahoudori) Japanese
Svartflekkalbatross Norwegian
Albatros Szarodzioby Polish
Albatroz-arisco Portuguese
Albatroz-arisco Portuguese (Brazilian)
Белошапочный альбатрос Russian
Albatros Frentiblanco Spanish
Gråkindad Albatross Swedish