Tristan albatross
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The Tristan albatross is a large seabird from the albatross family. One of the great albatrosses of the genus Diomedea, it was only widely recognised as a full species in 1998.
Tristan Albatross
Snowy albatross
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The snowy albatross, also known as the wandering albatross, white-winged albatross, or goonie, is a large seabird from the family Diomedeidae; they have a circumpolar range in the Southern Ocean. It i
Tristan albatross
…their long flights. While not all scientists believe it is a full species with some retaining it as a subspecies of the wandering albatross (now the snowy albatross), a 2004 study of the mitochondrial DNA of the wandering albatross species complex supported the split. Other studies have shown it to be the most…
Diomedea exulans SE Tasmania
In flight
Snowy albatrosses have the longest wingspan of any living bird.
Egg of Diomedea exulans