Story: Albatrosses

All images and media

From page 1 - Albatrosses

Northern royal albatross

Northern royal albatross

Albatross head and bill

Albatross head and bill (1st of 2)

Chatham Island mollymawks

Chatham Island mollymawks (2nd of 2)

Southern royal albatross footprint

Southern royal albatross footprint

Southern royal albatross colony

Southern royal albatross colony (1st of 2)

Mollymawk colony

Mollymawk colony (2nd of 2)

Breeding sites of New Zealand albatrosses

Breeding sites of New Zealand albatrosses

From page 2 - Life history

Courtship

Courtship

Incubating the egg

Incubating the egg (1st of 3)

Newly hatched chick

Newly hatched chick (2nd of 3)

Chick

Chick (3rd of 3)

Nesting Campbell albatross chicks

Nesting Campbell albatross chicks

Feeding a chick

Feeding a chick

From page 3 - Feeding and foraging

Energy-efficient flight

Energy-efficient flight

Albatross taking off

Albatross taking off

Surface feeding

Surface feeding

Southern royal albatross foraging route

Southern royal albatross foraging route

Buller’s albatross in Sydney

Buller’s albatross in Sydney

From page 4 - New Zealand’s great albatrosses

Antipodean wandering albatross pair

Antipodean wandering albatross pair

Auckland wandering albatross

Auckland wandering albatross

Southern royal albatross

Southern royal albatross

From page 5 - New Zealand’s smaller albatrosses

Shy albatross colony

Shy albatross colony

Salvin’s albatross

Salvin’s albatross

Campbell albatross colony

Campbell albatross colony

Grey-headed albatrosses

Grey-headed albatrosses

Buller’s albatrosses swimming

Buller’s albatrosses swimming (1st of 2)

Northern Buller’s albatross colony

Northern Buller’s albatross colony (2nd of 2)

Pyramid Rock

Pyramid Rock

Light mantled sooty albatross with chick on nest

Light mantled sooty albatross with chick on nest

How to cite this page:

Paul Sagar, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/albatrosses/media (accessed 20 September 2019)

Story by Paul Sagar, published 12 Jun 2006, reviewed & revised 17 Feb 2015