sooty albatross
A species of albatross (Phoebetria fusca). The name is usually written in katakana.
The sooty albatross is a seabird that lives in the Southern Ocean.
Katakana spelling is standard for this bird name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling is very rare and mainly encountered in older or specialized texts.
Compound of 煤色 (すすいろ, 'soot color') and 信天翁 (あほうどり, 'albatross'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the name describes the bird's dark plumage.