INDIAN YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS (MOLLYMAWK)

(Diomedea chlororhynchos also Thalassarche carteri (7))

Previously the Yellow-nosed Albatross

A medium sized bird (75 cm to 85 cm) found mainly in the S Atlantic and Indian Oceans breeding in the Indian Ocean islands. It is a common non breeding visitor to SA waters especially during the winter. Food source is mainly cephalopods but is also attracted to trawlers for offal