Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)
Yellow-nosed Albatross (Diomedea chlororhynchos) - HBW 1, p. 214
French: Albatros à bec jaune
German: Gelbnasenalbatros
Spanish: Albatros Clororrinco
Other common names: Carter's Albatross, Yellow nosed Mollymawk
Taxonomy: Diomedea chlororhynchos Gmelin, 1789, Cape of Good Hope.
Sometimes considered monotypic. Two subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- chlororhynchos Gmelin, 1789 - Tristan da Cunha, Gough I.
- bassi Mathews, 1912 - S Indian Ocean.
- Endangered Enlarge map
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A bird sitting on the water, then taking off Locality Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (ssp bassi)
Nick Talbot 11 June 2005 4 years ago 14 sec 3.8 -
A bird sitting on the water, flapping its wings and preening. Locality Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (ssp bassi)
Robert Schaefer 9 October 2010 1 year ago 24 sec 3.5 -
A bird flying Locality Antarctic and Subantarctic (ssp bassi)
Peter Fraser 10 June 2002 6 years ago 18 sec 3.3 -
A bird swimming Locality Port MacDonnell, South Australia, Australia (ssp bassi)
Nick Talbot 8 May 2004 6 years ago 13 sec 3.1 -
A bird flying over the sea Locality Antarctic and Subantarctic (ssp bassi)
Peter Fraser 10 March 2002 6 years ago 20 sec 3.1 -
A bird flying, then landing on the water Locality Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (ssp bassi)
Nick Talbot 11 June 2005 4 years ago 3 sec 2.8
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close-up of bird next to boat, off the Tasmanian coast
Locality St Helens, Tasmania, Australia (ssp bassi)
Dirk Tomsa 25 July 2009 27 weeks ago 4.5 -
Yellow-nosed Albatross taken on a pelagic boat trip off Eden
Locality Eden, New South Wales, Australia (ssp bassi)
Lindsay Hansch 22 October 2011 15 weeks ago 3.8 -
A bird on the water showing its wing pattern.
Locality Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp chlororhynchos)
Ken Havard 17 October 2007 1 year ago 3.8 -
Adult Argentino Sea
Locality Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (ssp bassi)
Silvia Vitale 17 July 2009 2 years ago 3.5 -
Adult approaching the ship off Uruguay coast.
Locality Uruguay (ssp bassi)
Christophe Gouraud 20 October 2010 1 year ago 3.4 -
Adult approaching the ship off Uruguay.
Locality Uruguay (ssp bassi)
Christophe Gouraud 19 October 2010 1 year ago 3.4
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