Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)
Buller's Albatross (Diomedea bulleri) - HBW 1, p. 213
French: Albatros de Buller
German: Bulleralbatros
Spanish: Albatros de Buller
Other common names: Buller's Mollymawk
Taxonomy: Diomedea bulleri Rothschild, 1893, New Zealand.
Races occasionally treated as separate species, on grounds of differences in breeding season and migratory habits. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- bulleri Rothschild, 1893 - Solander and Snares Is.
- platei Reichenow, 1898 - Three Kings and Chatham Is.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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A bird soaring close to a ship and landing on the water, at slow motion. Locality North Trap, Stewart Island, New Zealand (ssp platei)
Josep del Hoyo 31 January 2013 11 weeks ago 26 sec 4.8 -
A close-up of a bird swimming. Locality Big Reef, Stewart Island, New Zealand (ssp platei)
Josep del Hoyo 31 January 2013 12 weeks ago 25 sec 4.8 -
A bird in flight, following a ship (at the end at 50% speed). Locality Big Reef, Stewart Island, New Zealand (ssp platei)
Josep del Hoyo 31 January 2013 12 weeks ago 34 sec 4.5 -
A close-up of a bird swimming and feeding. Locality Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia
Josep del Hoyo 18 October 2009 2 years ago 24 sec 4.4 -
Adult bird swimming close to small boat. Locality Breaksea Sound, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand (ssp bulleri)
Neil Robertson 2 April 2009 2 years ago 37 sec 4.3 -
A bird swimming and feeding, seen from above. Locality Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia
Josep del Hoyo 18 October 2009 2 years ago 23 sec 4.2
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Buller's Albatross off back of boat on open ocean
Locality Eaglehawk Neck, Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia
David Taylor 1 January 2007 2 years ago 4.4 -
A bird on the water.
Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp bulleri)
Nick Talbot 19 August 2011 1 year ago 4.3 -
At sea off Kaikoura, New Zealand
Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand
John and Jemi Holmes 26 March 2013 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.3 -
Adult in flight.
Locality Akaroa, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Les McNamara 30 June 2012 37 weeks ago 4.3 -
A close-up of a bird.
Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp bulleri)
Nick Talbot 20 August 2011 1 year ago 4.3 -
Buller's Albatross off back of boat
Locality Eaglehawk Neck, Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia
David Taylor 1 January 2007 2 years ago 4.2
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Calls of a bird at sea, while feeding on chum with other seabirds. Locality Big Reef, Stewart Island, New Zealand
(ssp platei)
Josep del Hoyo 31 January 2013 13 weeks ago 4
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