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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Amsterdam Albatross* |
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Diomedea amsterdamensis |
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Description (10)
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Amsterdam Albatross
© 2016 Merilyn Brown
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Family
Diomedeidae (Albatrosses)
Size
110 - 135 cm
Wingspan: 250 - 350 cm
First Described (Guide)
Roux et al., 1983
Derivation
Di-o-më-dë'-a - from Diomede, a Trojan war hero: amsterdamensis - N.L., of Amsterdam Island
Habitat
Marine, pelagic and aerial. Open waters of the Antarctic, approaching the edge of the pack-ice in late summer.
Eastern Indian Ocean (NB), French Southern Territories (B), Western Indian Ocean (B) (NB).
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Amsterdam I, southern Indian Ocean.
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Population
Estimated population is 100 (2010) and decreasing.
Status EN
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Food
Cuttle-fish and other marine life, as well as galley-refuse from ships. Rarely crustaceans. Usually procured from the surface.
Young
Semi-altricial, nidicolous. Fledge in 270 - 280 days.
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans).
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) which has a narrower dark leading edge to underwing, and Antipodean Albatross (Diomedea antipodensis) which lacks dark marks on bill.
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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