Northern Royal Albatross © hickerphoto.com

Unknown to Antarctica, Bouvet Island.

© 2006 Martyn Price (Last update: 29/08/2006)		Breeds at various islands around New Zealand and Chatham Island, but occasionally recorded in seas off south-eastern and southern Australia.

Some consider Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) which is smaller and darker winged and Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) which is larger and white winged subspecies rather than full species.

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora).

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Adult with adult Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans), which lacks dark line on bill, and Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) which lacks black band at leading edge of underwing and lacks white areas at leading edge of upperwing.


References
See References.

The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9


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