USFWS National Digital Library

- Short-tailed Albatross Male Showing the Egg
- Birds; Marine birds; Endangered species; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- Proud parent short-tailed albatross showing its egg. If the pair's effort is successful, this would mark the first confirmed hatching of a short-tailed albatross outside of Japan in modern history! Establishing a new nesting colony is one of...
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- Short-tailed Albatross Nesting at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
- Birds; Marine birds; Endangered species; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- Short-tailed albatross nesting (middle of image) for the first time at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. The two decoys on either side have been used (along with others and accompanying taped bird calls) on Eastern Island for several years to...
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- Female Short-tailed Albatross Incubating Her Egg
- Birds; Marine birds; Endangered species; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- US Fish and Wildlife Service staff have observed a pair of short-tailed albatross incubating an egg on Eastern Island, Midway Atoll NWR. The adult male was banded as a fledgling on Torishima Island, Japan in 1987. The female was banded as a...
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