Scientific name: Phoebastria albatrus
- Life Span: > 40 years
- Wingspan: 213-229 cm (6.9-7.5 ft)
- Breeding ecology:
- Monogamous, philopatric (on Torishima and Senkaku Islands, Japan)
- 1 egg/clutch, 1 egg/year
- Chicks hatch December through January, fledge 5-6 months post-hatch.
- Thought to be extinct in 1949; Short-tailed albatross is listed as Endangered. Current world population is about 3,400 individuals.
- Chicks were translocated from Japan’s Torishima to Bonin Islands (Mokujima) from 2008-2012 to expand breeding colony range.
- On average, 1-2 pairs breed on Midway Atoll each year. Short-tailed albatross decoys have been in place on Eastern Island for several years to entice more Short-tailed albatrosses to nest there.
- Key threats: active volcano at primary nesting colony (Torishima) and longline fisheries.