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Southern Royal AlbatrossSize: 1.12-1.23 m; wing span 2.9-3.3 m Weight: 6.6-9.5 kg |
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a Southern Royal Albatross
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Near-frontal view of a Southern Royal Albatross
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Close-up near-lateral view of a Southern Royal Albatross
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Lateral view of a Southern Royal Albatross
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Lateral view of a Southern Royal Albatross
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Near-dorsal view of a Southern Royal Albatross
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Near-frontal view of a Southern Royal Albatross in direct comparison with a
Shy Albatross
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Near-frontal view of two Southern Royal Albatrosses in direct comparison
with a Shy Albatross
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Lateral view of a Southern Royal Albatross in direct comparison with a
juvenile Northern Giant-Petrel
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Near-dorsal comparison between a Southern Royal Albatross, left, and a
Northern Royal Albatross
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Near-frontal view of a Southern Royal Albatross in flight
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Near-lateral view of a Southern Royal Albatross in flight
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
While on the water, the difference in size between a
Southern Royal Albatross
and a
Shy 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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Food, Diet |
Lateral view of a Southern Royal Albatross picking up food scraps
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]