Monday, April 15, 2019

SOUTHERN ROYAL ALBATROSS

Photographed off Stewart Island, April, 2019

(*1232)                 SOUTHERN ROYAL ALBATROSS                 Diamedea epomophora

NEW ZEALAND               100

Also known by Maori name Toroa. Breeds on Campbells and Auckland Island. Ranges widely through circumpolar oceans; most commonly seen in NZ in winter.




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