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Gibson's Albatross* |
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Diomedea gibsoni |
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Description (10)
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Gibson's Albatross
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Family
Diomedeidae (Albatrosses)
Size
110 - 135 cm
Wingspan: 250 - 350 cm
First Described (Guide)
Robertson & Warham, 1992
Derivation
Di-o-më-dë'-a - from Diomede, a Trojan war hero: gibsoni - J.Doug Gibson (? - 1984), Australian Ornithologist with a deeep interest in seabirds, and was a pioneer of albatross studies
Habitat
Pelagic.
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Breeds in Auckland Is (Disappointment I, Auckland I and Adams I), southern of New Zealand. May forage mostly western of New Zealand over Tasman Sea and southern of Australia. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Antipodean Albatross (Diomedea antipodensis). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans).
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Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Food
Squid, fish and crustaceans
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 Antipodean Albatross (Diomedea antipodensis).
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans).
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) white can be a little whiter.
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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