Taxonomy: Order Procellariiformes >> Family Diomedeidae >> Genus Diomedea
| Wandering Albatross (Unique ID: 10767)
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Species: Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans)
Location: South Pacific Ocean off Kaikoura Peninsula, Kaikoura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
Age: immature/subadult Plumage: basic/year-round Activity: swimming
Sex: --- Visibility: full body Quantity: single
Photographer: David Seibel Date: January 30, 2017
Equipment: Canon EOS 7D Mark II and Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L Megapixels: 13.3
Notes: Gibson's race, D. e. gibsoni, folding wings after settling onto water. This is a more complex process than for most birds because of the extreme length of the wings. After fledging, it takes 10-15 years for this species to acquire definitive (adult) plumage. This bird is near the lower end of that range.
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