The Black-footed Albatross is the most commonly encountered albatross off the Pacific Coast of North America, riding the winds of the North Pacific on wings spanning up to seven feet. It nests on remote Hawaiian atolls and regularly appears on pelagic birding trips off California and Oregon. It suffers high mortality from longline fishing and from ingesting plastic debris.
Habitat
Open North Pacific ocean; breeds on Hawaiian and North Pacific islands
Diet
Fish, squid, and crustaceans from the ocean surface
How common
Uncommon
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