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

Wandering Albatross (Unique ID: 10771)
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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: fighting
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: 17.4

Notes: Gibson's race, D. e. gibsoni, squabbling with a Northern Giant-Petrel. After fledging, it takes 10-15 years for the Wandering Albatross to acquire definitive (adult) plumage. This bird is near the lower end of that range.


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