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Shy AlbatrossAlternate name(s): "Shy Mollymawk"; "White-capped Albatross" (race "steadi") Size: 0.9-1.0 m; wing span 2.1-2.6 m Weight: 3.3-4.9 kg |
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Race "cauta"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a Shy Albatross; note the yellow wash to the base
of the bill which is characteristic of race "cauta"
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Near-frontal view of a Shy Albatross
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Near-lateral view of a Shy Albatross
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Close-up near-lateral view of two Shy Albatrosses
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Close-up near-lateral view of a Shy Albatross
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Close-up lateral view of a Shy Albatross
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Lateral view of a Shy Albatross
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Lateral view of a Shy Albatross
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Lateral view of two Shy Albatrosses, with one extending its wings
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Near-dorsal view of a Shy Albatross
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Frontal comparison of a Shy Albatross, left back, with a
Black-browed Albatross
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Near-lateral view onto the underwing pattern of a Shy Albatross
in flight
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Near-lateral view onto the upperwing pattern of a Shy Albatross
in flight
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Lateral view of a Shy Albatross skimming the waves
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
While on the water, the difference in size between a
Shy Albatross
and a
Southern Royal Albatross
appears to be small, but with their wings spread in flight, the difference
becomes clear
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Frontal view of an immature Shy Albatross
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Frontal view of an immature Shy Albatross in flight
[22 NM (40 km) ESE of Terrigal, NSW, July 2013]
Near-frontal/ventral view of an immature Shy Albatross
[22 NM (40 km) ESE of Terrigal, NSW, July 2013]
Lateral/ventral view of an immature Shy Albatross
[22 NM (40 km) ESE of Terrigal, NSW, July 2013]
Near-dorsal view of an immature Shy Albatross in flight
[22 NM (40 km) ESE of Terrigal, NSW, July 2013]
Distant view of a Shy Albatross, right, followed by a Black-browed Albatross, left
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Near Wattamolla, Royal
NP, NSW, June 2013]
Race "steadi"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Lateral view of a Shy Albatross
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Lateral view of a Shy Albatross
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Lateral comparison of a Shy Albatross, front, with a
Black-browed Albatross
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
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Food, Diet |
Shy Albatross competing with a
Black-browed Albatross
for food scraps
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Shy Albatross grabbing food scraps
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]