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==Description== [[File:Thalassarche melanophrys in flight 2 - SE Tasmania.jpg|thumb|East of [[Tasmania]], Southern Ocean]] The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized albatross, at {{convert|80|to(-)|95|cm|in|abbr=on}} long with a {{convert|200|to(-)|240|cm|in|abbr=on}} wingspan and an average weight of {{convert|2.9|to(-)|4.7|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Robertson3"/> It can have a natural lifespan of over 70 years. It has a dark grey saddle and upperwings that contrast with the white rump, and underparts. The underwing is predominantly white with broad, irregular, black margins. It has a dark eyebrow and a yellow-orange [[beak|bill]] with a darker reddish-orange tip. Juveniles have dark horn-colored bills with dark tips, and a grey head and collar. They also have dark underwings. The features that distinguish it from other mollymawks (except the closely related [[Campbell albatross]]) are the dark eyestripe which gives it its name, a broad black edging to the white underside of its wings, white head and orange bill, tipped darker orange. The Campbell albatross is very similar but with a pale eye. Immature birds are similar to [[grey-headed albatross]]es but the latter have wholly dark bills and more complete dark head markings.
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