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Breeding site details


Marion Island

Phoebetria fusca (Sooty Albatross) (profile)

Island Group Prince Edward Islands
Jurisdiction South Africa
Position 46° 54' S      37° 45' E
Breeding Area 29,000 hectares
Current Population 1454 in 2023
Count method: nesting pairs
Latest Trend - Applicable years from 2005 to 2014
Associated Taxa Diomedea exulans (profile)       site details
Macronectes halli (profile)       site details
Macronectes giganteus (profile)       site details
Procellaria cinerea (profile)       site details
Phoebetria palpebrata (profile)       site details
Procellaria aequinoctialis (profile)       site details
Thalassarche chrysostoma (profile)       site details

Other breeding sites for Phoebetria fusca (Sooty Albatross)

Jurisdiction Island Group Breeding site name Distance
(km)
Bearing
(deg)
France Amsterdam and St Paul Amsterdam, Ile Amsterdam 3,378 87
France Amsterdam and St Paul St Paul 3,331 89
France Crozet Ile aux Cochons 960 89
France Crozet Ile de l'Est 1,100 92
France Crozet Ile de la Possession 1,069 92
France Crozet Ile des Apotres 978 89
France Crozet Ile des Pingouins 967 91
United Kingdom Gough Gough Island 3,846 263
France Kerguelen Kerguelen (Grande Terre), Jeanne d'Arc Peninsula 2,387 109
South Africa Prince Edward Islands Prince Edward Island, Prince Edward Island 33 27
United Kingdom Tristan da Cunha Inaccessible Island 4,221 266
United Kingdom Tristan da Cunha Nightingale 4,196 266
United Kingdom Tristan da Cunha Stoltenhoff, Stoltenhoff Island 4,195 266
United Kingdom Tristan da Cunha Tristan da Cunha 4,199 266