Finally, they produce a stomach oil made up of wax esters and triglycerides that is stored in the proventriculus.

[5] They also have a salt gland situated above the nasal passage which helps desalinate their bodies, necessary due to the high amount of ocean water that they imbibe.

[6] In 1998, Robertson and Nunn suggested the species be split off of the black-browed albatross, Thalassarche melanophrys.

It has a white head, neck, rump, and underparts, with a black upperwing, back, and tail.

[12][13] Juveniles and non-breeders will go only through south Australian water, the Tasman Sea, and southwestern Pacific Ocean.

[14][15] The Cambell albatross feeds on fish, squid, crustacea, carrion, and gelatinous organisms.

[16] Breeding birds like to nest on ledges and steep slopes covered with low grass, tussock, or mud.

[4] Adults return to the breeding colony in early August and begin laying in late September.