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Albatrosses [Family: Diomedeidae]
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Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta)
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Shy Albatross shy_albatross_43821.psd

Photo of adult Shy Albatross in flight. Note dark notch where leading edge of wing joins body - diagnostic for this species.

ID: 43821
Photographer: © Ian Montgomery
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Location: Wollongong New South Wales Australia
Date & Time: 25/11/06 8:57:49 AM

Original size (pixels): width 1908, height 1392

Aperture: f5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/3200 sec
Focal Length: 400.0 mm

Unlike BirdLife International the IOC doesn't recognise the split between the Shy Albatross of Tasmania (cauta) and the White-capped (steadi) of New Zealand, so they have been re-lumped here.

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Gallery revised on Thursday, 10 December 2015