Friday, February 6, 2009 - New Black-browed Albatross colony, western Tierra del Fuego, Chile
The Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) is a member of the medium-sized albatross group generally referred as "mollymauks". This is predominantly a sub-Antarctic species which breeds in many islands around the Southern Ocean and is widely distributed around the offshore and inshore waters of Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and Cape Horn. The previously known breeding colonies in Chile included Diego de Almagro and Diego Ramírez Islands as well as Ildefonso and Evout islets, off Tierra del Fuego.
Just recently, Chilean scientists discovered a new breeding colony located in a group of islets of the deep Almirantazgo (Admiralty) Sound, in western Tierra del Fuego, Chile.
These individuals were photographed during early October 2008; there are over 100 active nests on this islet which is covered by tussock-grass stands. © Photos by Enrique Couve, Fantastico Sur Expeditions.
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