Wandering Albatross - a photo on Flickriver

            The wingspan of Wandering Albatross is the longest of any bird on the planet and has been verified at 3.7m but much larger ones at 4.2 and 5.3m have been claimed. However the average wingspan is less than this at 3.1m so some Royal Albatrosses actually have a longer wingspan than some Wandering Albatrosses.  In 2006 there were an estimated at 1553 pairs around South Georgia but the population has declined by about 4% per year since then.  The main problem is drowning when they get caught on hooks behind long-line fishing vessels, and also plastics haven't helped as parents mistakenly feed plastic to their chicks.  Each pair has a single chick, and they breed once every two years and the population is classed as vulnerable.

Its scientific name Diomedea exulans comes from Diomedes in Greek mythology, whose companions were transformed into birds, and exulans means wandering.  It was first described by Linnaeus in 1758 but the four subspecies are sometimes treated as full species.  These are Antipodean (D. antipodensis), Tristan (dabbenena), Gibson's (gibsoni) and this species (exulans) which is sometimes known as Snowy Albatross.

Taken on: January 20, 2024

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Wandering

Snowy

Diomedea

exulans

South

Georgia

Tim Melling « less

Sets appears in: • Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falklands 2024

Stats: 5,489 views / 44 comments

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