Sunday, May 19, 2013

South Africa 2009, Sooty Albatross - Standard Postage

South Africa stamp 2009
Annemarie Wessels (artist)
Sooty Albatross
(Phoebetria palpebrata)
Standard Postage
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The Sooty Albatross  is a species of bird in the albatross family. They breed on sub-Antarctic islands and range at sea across the Southern Ocean from South America to Australia.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature ranks the Sooty Albatross as endangered.

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