PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae

Diomedea epomophora  

Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora)
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© Kay Parkin 2012
Off Port MacDonnell, SA (Oct, 2012)

The perfect black upper wing and clean white head help to identify this bird.

Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora)

Northern Royal Albatross

Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora)

Royal Albatross

Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora)

Royal Albatross

Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora)

Northern Royal Albatross

Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora)

Royal Albatross

Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora)

Royal Albatross

Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora)

Northern Royal Albatross

Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora)

Northern Royal Albatross

Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora)

Northern Royal Albatross