BULLER'S MOLLYMAWK

Photographed on the crossing from Bluff, South Island New Zealand to Stewart Island, New Zealand, April, 2019

(* 792)                  BULLER'S MOLLYMAWK                 Thalassarche bulleri   

NEW ZEALAND                  96

Locally common endemic. Southern Bullers breeds on The Snares and Solander's Islands; Northern Bullers breed at Kings and Chathams. Commonly seen off NZ coast or behind boats and trawlers during breeding. Most disperse to eastern Pacific after breeding.

Photographed off Stewart Island, New Zealand, April, 2019

WHITE-CAPPED MOLLYMAWK

Photographed off Otago Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand, April, 2019

1281                  WHITE-CAPPED MOLLYMAWK                     Thalassarche cauta steadi              

NEW ZEALAND              94

Also known as Shy Mollymawk. Common native. Breeds around Tasmania and NZ subantarctic, mainly at Disappointment Island, Auckland Island and Adams Islands and a few at Bollons Island, Antipodes. Ranges widely through southern oceans, and often to NZ coastal waters, especially seen around fishing boats.

Photographed off Stewart Island, April, 2019

SALVIN'S ALBATROSS

Photographed on Kiama Pelagic, June 2016

792            SALVIN'S ALBATROSS              Thalassarche salvini

Australia       (637)

Also known as Salvin's Mollymawk. For a long time considered a subspecies of the Shy Albatross. 90 cm, wingspan 2.56 m. Breeds on three distinct island groups: Ile des Oingouins in the Crozet Islands in the Indian Ocean; Bounty Island and the Snares south of NZ; the Pyramid and Forty-Four Islands. At sea they range from South Africa tonAustralia to the east Coast of South America.

BULLER'S ALBATROSS

Photographed on the Kiama Pelagic, June 2016

792              BULLER'S ALBATROSS             Diomedea bulleri

Australia           (636)

Also known as Mollymawk. 76-81 cm, span 2 - 2.13 m. Nominate race bulleri breeds on Solander and Snares Is; race plate breeds only on Chatham and Three Kings Is. Ranges e. to coasts of Chie and Peru and n. to offshore waters of se Aust. Regular uncommon autumn-winter migrant c. Coffs harbour s. to se SA.

PACIFIC GULL

Photographed in Tasmania

283                PACIFIC GULL            Larus pacificus
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
Australia        (253)

Also known as Mollymawk. Rnges along s. coast of Australia from Sydney s. to Port Hedland (WA).

CAMPBELL ALBATROSS

275           CAMPBELL ALBATROSS         Thalassarche impavida

Australia          (245)

Also known as Campbell mollymawk. It breeds on Christmas Island and the associated islet of Jeanette Marie. Juveniles and breeders will go through south Australia water, the Tasman Sea and south-western Pacific.Weigh 3.21 kg and is 88cm long. Average life expectancy is 28 years but some have lived to be more than 50.

SHY ALBATROSS

274         SHY ALBATROSS            Diomedea cauta

Australia        (244)

Also known as White-capped Albatross and Mollymawk. It ranges around the ocean and all coast lines below Tropic of Capricorn. Largest of the Albatrosses, 90-100 cm, wingspan 2.1 to 2.6 m. The only Albatross with Australian breeding stations, at Albatross Rock in Bass Strait, the Mewstone and Pedra Branca, in s. Tasmania.

BLACK-BROWED ALBATROSS

272      BLACK-BROWED ALBATROSS             Diomedea melanophris

Australia        (242)
 
Also known as Mollymawk. 84-94 cm, wingspan 2.1-2.5 m. Most abundant of Albatrosses, breeds all around the Polar region. Range around Australia coastal regions up as far as Tropic of Capricorn.

INDIAN YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS

232        INDIAN YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS           Diomedea chlororhynchos

Australia     (232)

Also known as Mollymawk. 71-82 cm, wingspan 1.8-2 m. Found off the coast around Tasmania and the south of the mainland from NW Cape (WA) to near Tropic in Q.