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Albatrosses & Mollymawks


The smaller albatrosses may be called either Mollymawk or Albatross, so I have ordered the images alphabetically, ignoring this part of the name. So Mollymawk, Buller's comes before Albatross, Northern Royal, which in turn comes before Mollymawk, Salvin's etc. Hopefully this will make navigation through the different species more simple... To complicate matters further, as yet there is no definitive classification of the larger, Great Albatrosses into individual species or subspecies. All are included in the genus Diomedea, and some (the Northern Royal and the Southern Royal) are sufficiently distinct to have long been recognised and recognisable as individual species. The remainder form a species complex which, for simplification, I am going to call Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans), but which includes forms that may eventually be classified definitively as either species or subspecies: Antipodean Albatross (Diomedea antipodensis or Diomedea antipodensis antipodensis), Gibson's Albatross (D. gibsoni or D. antipodensis gibsoni), Snowy or Wandering Albatross (D. exulans) and Tristan Albatross (D. dabbenena), this last not in NZ waters. So in theory what I am calling Wandering Albatrosses should be divisible into Snowy, Antipodean and Gibson's Albatrosses, but to confuse things further there is a large degree of plumage variation with age. If the experts cannot agree on a definitive classification, what hope do I have?

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Buller's Mollymawk (Buller's Albatross) (Thalassarche bulleri) about to take off from the sea, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands...
Buller's Mollymawk (Buller's Albatross) (Thalassarche bulleri) about to take off from the sea, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Buller's Mollymawk (Buller's Albatross) (Thalassarche bulleri), Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Buller's Mollymawk (Buller's Albatross) (Thalassarche bulleri), Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Buller's Mollymawk (Buller's Albatross) (Thalassarche bulleri), Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Buller's Mollymawk (Buller's Albatross) (Thalassarche bulleri), Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Buller's Mollymawk (Buller's Albatross) (Thalassarche bulleri) looking up expectantly for fish bait ('chum') to be thrown on ...
Buller's Mollymawk (Buller's Albatross) (Thalassarche bulleri) looking up expectantly for fish bait ('chum') to be thrown on to the water, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Buller's Mollymawk (Buller's Albatross) (Thalassarche bulleri) watches as a White-Capped Mollymawk (White-Capped Albatross) (...
Buller's Mollymawk (Buller's Albatross) (Thalassarche bulleri) watches as a White-Capped Mollymawk (White-Capped Albatross) (Thalassarche cauta steadi) swallows fish used to lure in the birds, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Buller's Mollymawk (Buller's Albatross) (Thalassarche bulleri) in flight, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Z...
Buller's Mollymawk (Buller's Albatross) (Thalassarche bulleri) in flight, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) on the water, with two Salvin's Albatrosses (Salvin's Mollymawk) (Thalassarche s...
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) on the water, with two Salvin's Albatrosses (Salvin's Mollymawk) (Thalassarche salvini), Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) on the water, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) on the water, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) on the water, with Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) (left), Kaikoura,...
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) on the water, with Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) (left), Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) on the water, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) on the water, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) on the water, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) on the water, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) moving with the swell of the water, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) moving with the swell of the water, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) on the water, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) on the water, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) on the water, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) on the water, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Salvin's Mollymawk (Buller's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini), Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Salvin's Mollymawk (Buller's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini), Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini) with Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli), Kaikoura Coast...
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini) with Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli), Kaikoura Coast, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini) landing on the water, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Is...
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini) landing on the water, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini) immediately after landing on the water, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva...
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini) immediately after landing on the water, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini), Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini), Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini), Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini), Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini) taking off, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New ...
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini) taking off, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini) hovering prior to landing on the sea, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva I...
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini) hovering prior to landing on the sea, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini) about to land on the sea in heavy rain, Kaikoura, Canterbury, ...
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini) about to land on the sea in heavy rain, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini) in flight in heavy rain, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, N...
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini) in flight in heavy rain, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini) in flight in heavy rain, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, N...
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini) in flight in heavy rain, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini) in flight in heavy rain, Kaikoura Coast, Canterbury, South Isl...
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini) in flight in heavy rain, Kaikoura Coast, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini) in flight in heavy rain, Kaikoura Coast, Canterbury, South Isl...
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini) in flight in heavy rain, Kaikoura Coast, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini) in flight in heavy rain, Kaikoura Coast, Canterbury, South Isl...
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini) in flight in heavy rain, Kaikoura Coast, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini) in flight in heavy rain, Kaikoura Coast, Canterbury, South Isl...
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini) in flight in heavy rain, Kaikoura Coast, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini) in flight in rain, Kaikoura Coast, Canterbury, South Island, N...
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini) in flight in rain, Kaikoura Coast, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini), Kaikoura Coast, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini), Kaikoura Coast, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini), Kaikoura Coast, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini), Kaikoura Coast, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini), Kaikoura Coast, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Salvin's Mollymawk (Salvin's Albatross) (Thalassarche salvini), Kaikoura Coast, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) with Northern Giant Petrels (Macronectes halli), Kaikoura, Canterbury, South I...
Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) with Northern Giant Petrels (Macronectes halli), Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) on the water, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) on the water, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) on the water, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) on the water, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) on the water, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) on the water, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) on the water, with Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) (left), Kaikoura,...
Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) on the water, with Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) (left), Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) in flight, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
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