The
waved albatross (
Phoebastria irrorata), also known as
Galapagos albatross, is the only member of the
Diomedeidae family located in the tropics. When they forage, they follow a straight path to a single site off the coast of
Peru, about to the east. During the non-breeding season, these birds reside primarily on the
Ecuadorian and
Peruvian coasts.