"This accounts for the higher levels of contaminants in the black-footed albatross," he said.

The black-footed albatross is a species of the North Pacific.

And there's no guarantee that the black-footed albatross is the most sensitive species."

The Black-footed Albatross, like the rest of its family, forms long term pair-bonds that last for life.

Bald eagles were catching the wind currents, and a black-footed albatross scavenged along the beach.

Do Black-footed Albatross really have black feet?

One specimen was found in the stomach of a black-footed albatross, but is thought to have been dead before it was eaten.

The chick is at least 50% larger than the biggest Laysan or Black-footed albatross chicks seen to date.

The Black-footed Albatross is a small member of the family (while still large compared to most other seabirds) that has almost all black plumage.

The worldwide population of black-footed albatrosses is estimated at 100,000 birds, Laysan albatross population at about 2.5 million.

Many of these long-lasting pieces end up in the stomachs of marine birds and animals, including sea turtles, and black-footed albatross.

From the two albatross species that live in Hawaii, one of them, the Black-footed Albatross, eats mostly fish.

Flying-fish eggs floating on the surface are the main part of the black-footed albatross diet, but the birds also snatch flying fish as they flit past.

ARKive - images and movies of the black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes)

Many Buller's Albatrosses and Black-footed Albatrosses nest under trees in open forest.

Black-footed albatross nest productivity on Midway has been reduced by about 3 percent because of the contaminants, Dr. Giesy said.

Black-footed Albatross (Diomedea nigripes).

Black-footed Albatross, a large seabird from the North Pacific of the albatross family Diomedeidae.

Dr. Ludwig said that amounts of DDT compounds in black-footed albatross eggs were running just under two parts per million.

The Black-footed Albatross feeds in pelagic waters, taking fish, mostly the eggs of flying fish, squid and to a lesser extent crustaceans.

It has thousands of Black-footed Albatross, Laysan Albatross as well as shearwaters and terns.

Of the two albatross species found in Hawaii, one, the Black-footed Albatross, takes mostly fish while the Laysan feeds on squid.

The two most common are the Black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) and Sooty shearwater (Puffinus griseus).

The Black-footed Albatross is considered vulnerable by the IUCN, because it is taken incidentally by longline fishing.

Midway Atoll is now home to seventy-three percent of the worlds Laysan Albatross population, and thirty-five percent of the global black-footed albatross.