Location
Kaikoura, South Island
New Zealand
Metadata
Make Canon EOS 7D
Lens Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
at 640 mm
Exposure 1/1000 s, f/6.3, ISO 400
Image size 800 x 534 pixels
IOC Names
Order Procellariiformes Family Diomedeidae
Deutsch Königsalbatros Dutch Koningsalbatros
Italian Albatros reale Spanish Albatros Real
Comments
At all ages, Royal Albatrosses have a pink bill with a thin black line to upper mandible. Further, a Royal Albatross with white on the upperwing is a Southern Royal.
Onley D, Scofield P (2007): Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters of the World, Christopher Helm, London
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| 12/03/2011 |
Southern Royal Albatross |
Jean-Michel PAULUS
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