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Taxonomy: Order Procellariiformes >> Family Diomedeidae >> Genus Diomedea

Antipodean Albatross (Unique ID: 10768)
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Species: Antipodean Albatross (Diomedea antipodensis)
Location: South Pacific Ocean off Kaikoura Peninsula, Kaikoura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
Age: immature/subadult     Plumage: basic/year-round     Activity: foraging/eating
Sex: ---     Visibility: head only     Quantity: single
Photographer: David Seibel     Date: January 30, 2017
Equipment: Canon EOS 7D Mark II and Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L     Megapixels: 20.0

Notes: Gibson's race, D. e. gibsoni. 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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