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Birdsong field guide

Southern Royal Albatross

Diomedea epomophora

One of the world's largest flying birds, the Southern Royal Albatross is a majestic pelagic traveler renowned for its massive wingspan and effortless gliding across the Southern Ocean.

What it sounds like

Generally silent at sea; during terrestrial courtship, they produce a series of bill-claps, harsh croaks, and high-pitched screams.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Sander Lagerveld · New ZealandCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

Boasts a massive wingspan reaching up to 3.5 meters (11.5 feet), allowing it to fly for hours without flapping.
Distinguishable from the similar Wandering Albatross by its white leading edge on the upper wing and dark eyelids.
Follows a biennial breeding cycle, typically raising only one chick every two years due to the long duration of parental care.
Highly long-lived species, with some individuals recorded reaching over 60 years of age in the wild.
The vast majority of the global population nests on the remote, subantarctic Campbell and Auckland Islands of New Zealand.

Habitat

Open ocean (pelagic); nests on exposed ridges and tussock-covered plateaus of subantarctic islands.

Range

Circumpolar in the Southern Ocean, frequently foraging along the continental shelves of New Zealand and South America.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Amsterdam AlbatrossDiomedea amsterdamensis Antipodean AlbatrossDiomedea antipodensis Northern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea sanfordi Snowy AlbatrossDiomedea exulans Tristan AlbatrossDiomedea dabbenena

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