Changes in the Distribution and Abundance of Waved Albatrosses at Isla Española, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

Resumen

In 1994 a complete census of the Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irroratu) at Isla Espafiola, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador estimated the world population as at least 18,200 breeding pairs, a 52% increase over the 1970-1971 estimate of 12,000 breeding pairs.Two small inland colonies disappeared between 1971 and 1994, estimates for two coastal colonies increased by at least 138 and 335%, and one other large colony remained stable over this same time period.