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title: "A Light-mantled Albatross comes ashore in Brazil"
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# A Light-mantled Albatross comes ashore in Brazil

“An adult Light-mantled Albatross [*Phoebetria palpebrata*] was found in 29 April 2014 … at Vilatur beach … municipality of Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro.  The bird found was quite weak, possibly dehydrated, and unable to take flight.  This paper is one of the few documented records of Light-mantled Albatross in Brazil, noting that more records should be published in scientific journals to understand more the distribution and dispersion pattern of this species.”

 ![](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Albatrosses/L/Light_mantled/Light-mantled Albatrosses Macquarie Aleks Terauds.jpg)

 Light-mantled Sooty Albatrosses, photograph by Aleks Terauds

 **Reference:**

 Corrêa, G.V.V. & Pereira, G.A. 2016.  Documented record of the Light-mantled Albatross *Phoebetria palpebrata* (Foster, 1785) from southeastern Brazil.  [*Brazilian Journal of Biology*76: 808-809.](http://www.scielo.br/pdf/bjb/v76n3/1519-6984-bjb-1519-698412615.pdf)

 *John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 06 July 2016*