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Antipodean Albatross
Diomedea antipodensisRobertson, CJR & Warham, 1992
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- Order
- PROCELLARIIFORMES
- Family
- Diomedeidae
- Genus
- Diomedea
At a glance
The Antipodean Albatross, listed as Endangered and native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Conservation status
- Endangered
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Rare
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The Antipodean albatross is a large seabird in the albatross family. Its recognition as more than a subspecies of the wandering albatross is relatively recent, and still not accepted by all authorities. Antipodean albatrosses are smaller than other former wandering albatrosses, now called snowy albatrosses, and breed in predominantly brown plumage, but are otherwise difficult to distinguish from young snowy albatrosses.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see an Antipodean Albatross?
The Antipodean Albatross is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does an Antipodean Albatross eat?
The Antipodean Albatross feeds on fish/invertebrates, usually foraging alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
2 photos
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