Waved Albatross are spectacular flyers, perhaps even the most famous.

Española is the only place where the waved albatross nests.

A waved albatross uses air currents to glide with ease.

Also, sometimes the Waved Albatross has been seen stealing food from other birds.

The waved albatross uses this to its advantage by gliding at speed into the wind.

The Waved Albatross is found on the island.

The primary food sources of the Waved Albatross are fish, squid, and crustaceans.

The courtship of the Waved Albatross is a very elusive and spectacular sight to see.

However, Waved Albatrosses do have difficulty taking off and landing due to their huge wings and slender bodies.

The Waved Albatross derives its name from the wave-like pattern of its feathers on the adult birds.

Española is one of the oldest islands (seven million years); between April and December, nearly the entire world population of waved albatross breeds here.

Machalilla National Park is the only habitat outside of the Galapagos Islands of waved albatross.

Figure 8.1 The courtship of the waved albatross, which breeds in the Galapagos Islands, consists of many remarkable behaviour patterns.

At any moment we will be seeing Hood Island - the only nesting place in the world for the waved albatross, the largest bird in the archipelago."

The last one, the Waved Albatross, is in the Galapagos Islands and finds food in the coast of South America.

As the Waved Albatross glides higher it loses most of its ground speed because it is gliding into a wind of a higher speed.

Also the Waved Albatross has been observed practicing kleptoparasitism, harassing boobies to steal their food, making it the only member of its order to do so regularly.

The population of Waved Albatrosses on the Galápagos is protected by national park personnel, and the island is also categorized as a World Heritage Site.

The waved albatross, iguana, flightless coromorant and many other creatures can be appreciated all year; so can the many cactuses and other tropical vegetation.

When foraging the Waved Albatross finds points in the ocean where prey will be more surfaced; this is the most effective way for the albatross to get its food.

But he expressed concern at signs that it could be headed south, toward islands with large populations of rare animals, including Espanola, the sole nesting place of the waved albatross.

The Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata), also known as Galapagos Albatross, is the only member of the Diomedeidae family located in the tropics.

Waved Albatrosses are a type of Albatross that belong to Diomedeidae family and come from the Procellariiformes order, along with shearwaters, fulmars, storm petrels, and diving petrels.

The IUCN lists three species as critically endangered: the Amsterdam Albatross, the Tristan Albatross and the Waved Albatross.

The exception, the Waved Albatross, is able to live in the equatorial waters around the Galapagos Islands because of the cool waters of the Humboldt Current and the resulting winds.

The Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata), also known as Galapagos Albatross, is the only member of the Diomedeidae family located in the tropics.

Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata)

The Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata), also known as Galapagos Albatross, is the only member of the Diomedeidae family located in the tropics.