Diomedea antipodensis

Diomedea exulans antipodensis Robertson & Warham 1992

The Diomedea antipodensis is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

subspecies: Diomedea antipodensis antipodensis and Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni. The male Diomedea antipodensis antipodensis has a darker head cap, darker tail and is less white than Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni, while the female Diomedea antipodensis antipodensis has a distinct, brown breast band (2). - Endemic to New Zealand, the breeding grounds of the Antipodean albatross are limited to the subantarctic islands of the South Pacific. More

Diomedea antipodensis antipodensis Robertson & Warham 1992 Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni Synonyms Diomedea exulans antipodensis Robertson & Warham 1992 The Antipodean Albatross, Diomedea antipodensis, is a large seabird, from the albatross family. Antipodean Albatrosses are smaller than Wandering Albatrosses, and breed in predominantly brown plumage, but are otherwise difficult to distinguish from Wanderers. More

Antipodean Albatross, Diomedea antipodensis, is a large seabird, from the albatross family. Antipodean Albatrosses are smaller than Wandering Albatrosses, and breed in predominantly brown plumage, but are otherwise difficult to distinguish from Wanderers. Sub-species There are two sub-species; however there was a study in 1998 that suggested splitting this species, but this was an refuted in a 2004 study. More

Range & population Diomedea antipodensis is endemic to New Zealand, breeding on Antipodes Island (4,635-5,737 14), the Auckland Islands group (Adams, Disappointment and Auckland), where five counts in the 1990s indicated a mean annual breeding population of 5,800 pairs10, Campbell Island (c.10 pairs3), and Pitt Island in the Chatham Islands (one pair since 2004). In 1998, it was estimated that there were approximately 39,000 mature individuals2. Recent estimates put this at 25,260 mature individuals16. More

Diomedea antipodensis Roberston and Warham, 1992 Vernacular namesEnglish: Antipodean Albatross · Gibson's Albatross.JPG Gibsons Albatross flight.JPG Gibsons albatross flight 2.jpg Gibsons albatross.jpg Albatross squabble.jpg Retrieved from "http://commons.wikimedia. More

Campbell Island and Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni, which nests on the Auckland Islands. Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni was considered a separate species as well after 1998, but the 2004 study showed there was little evidence to support the split. At sea Antipodean Albatrosses range across the South Pacific from Australia to as far as Chile. More

Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis (Juvenile in flight) More

Diomedea antipodensis Antipodean Albatross (new candidate for consideration) Monotypic Formerly considered subspecies of Wandering Albatross Diomedea gibsoni Gibson's Albatross (new candidate for consideration) Monotypic Formerly considered subspecies of Wandering Albatross Diomedea amsterdamensis Amsterdam Albatross (CRITICAL) Monotypic A pair of Southern Royal Albatross nesting amongst wind-swept tussock grass on Campbell Island, New Zealand. Photo copyright of Angus Wilson. More