As I mentioned in my previous post, albatrosses and their relatives tend to be a group of birds that resides for the most part in the Southern Hemisphere. Of course, there are exceptions to this rule and the Laysan albatross is one such exception that's worth mention.
The Laysan albatross is a small, gull-like albatross that breeds in the Northern Hemisphere. More specifially, it forms vast nesting colonies on various Hawaiian Islands (including Laysan and Midway Islands), the French Frigate Shoals, the Bonin Islands (off the coast of Japan) and Guadalupe Island (off the coast of Mexico). Unlike many albatrosses, the Laysan is not considered to be threatened or endangered. In fact, it is among the most common seabirds that inhabit the Hawaiian Islands. Conservationists estimate that there are in the ballpark of 1.1 million Laysan albatrosses.
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