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Laysan Albatross
Phoebastria immutabilis (Laysan Albatross · コアホウドリ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its wingspan of 2.03 m is almost the same as the height of a doorway (about 2 m) (Comparison).
- 💡 In the Hawaiian Islands, birdwatching tours visit its breeding colonies (Animal Diversity Web).
- 💡 In the past, Japanese feather hunters caught albatrosses for their feathers (Animal Diversity Web).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
The Laysan Albatross is a medium-sized albatross that breeds in the Hawaiian Islands and elsewhere. Outside the breeding season, it flies over the ocean or rests on the water.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its back and upperwings are blackish-brown with white flashes on the primaries, and the underwings are white with black margins. A dark tail band is visible in flight.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It feeds mainly on squid and also eats fish, fish eggs, and crustaceans, sitting on the water at night to scoop up prey. Using the wind, it glides with hardly any wingbeats, and mates for life.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List NT (2018) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22698365/132643073
- • IUCN Red List category NT — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • doi.org — avilist.v2026
- • iucnredlist.org — 132643073
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000230685 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000230685
- • wikidata.org — Q934841
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Laysan Albatross RWD2.jpg
- • animaldiversity.org — Phoebastria immutabilis
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Juan Carlos Jerí · CC0 1.0 (Congeneric silhouette — Phoebastria irrorata)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.