Albatrosses, of the biological family Diomedeidae, are large seabirds.
Albatrosses are amongst the largest of flying birds, and the great albatrosses (genus Diomedea) have the largest wingspans of any bird.
Albatrosses are highly efficient in the air, using dynamic soaring and slope soaring to cover great distances with little exertion.
They feed on squid, fish and krill by either scavenging, surface seizing or diving. Albatrosses are colonial, nesting for the most part on remote oceanic islands, often with several species nesting together.