Title:

Black-browed Albatross: Thalassarche melanophris

Publication Year:
2015
Abstract:

Conservation Status: Endangered; Southern African Range: Waters off Namibia, South Africa, southern Mozambique; Area of Occupancy: Unknown; Population Estimate: Approximately 602,000 breeding pairs globally; Population Trend: Declining worldwide by 65% in three generations; Habitat: Open ocean, especially productive shelf waters; Threats: Bycatch in the pelagic longline tuna, swordfish and shark fishery, demersal longline hake fishery and in the demersal and pelagic trawl fisheries, severe storms.

Publication Title:

Birds to watch in Namibia: red, rare and endemic species

Editor:
Simmons RE, Brown CJ, Kemper J
Publisher:
Ministry of Environment and Tourism and Namibia Nature Foundation, Windhoek
Pages:
193-195
Item Type:
Book or Magazine Section
Language:
en
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