Angola (NB), Argentina (NB), Atlantic (Antarctic) (NB), Brazil (NB), Indian Ocean (Antarctic) (NB), Namibia (NB), South Africa (NB), Atlantic Ocean (Southeastern) (B) (NB), Atlantic Ocean (Southwestern) (NB), St Helena (B), Uruguay (NB), Indian Ocean (Western) (NB).
Population
Estimated population is 11,300 (2010) and decreasing.
Tristan Albatross (Diomedea dabbenena) [XC325540]
by id from Gough Island, Tristan da Cunha archipelago, United Kingdom (song, displaying)
Subspecies
Diomedea exulans (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans), Tristan Albatross (Diomedea dabbenena) and Antipodean Albatross (Diomedea antipodensis) following Brooke (2004), contra Robertson and Nunn (1998) who split antipodensis into two taxa Antipodean Albatross (Diomedea antipodensis) and Gibson's Albatross (Diomedea gibsoni).
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans).
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) which has generally lighter plumage and larger size.
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
BirdLife International Species Factsheet