New Zealand Wandering Albatross

Diomedea antipodensis

Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic, Tasman Peninsula, SE Tas IMG_4977 20210605 - gibsoni

Notes: Very large white bird w. variable amounts of black on enormous (1.5 m) wings;
pinkish-salmon bill. Eye larger, crown not so flat, bill not huge as Wandering Albatross.
Even the whitest birds usually have fine dark vermiculations on their body feathers.
Ssp gibsoni not as dark as antipodensis on head, body, wings. Breeds when typically
10–12 years or older, and only raise one chick every 2 years.

Fig 2 from COP13/Doc.27.1.7 (Dec 2019) tracking multiple gibsoni Jan–Jun 2019