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unusual facts about Antipodean Albatross


Antipodean Albatross

Diomedea antipodensis breaks into Diomedea referring to Diomedes, whose companions turned to birds, and antipodensis, the Latin form of Antipodes, where they are found.


New South Wales Albatross Study Group

The “Wanderer” group of albatrosses has been split into several taxa including, as well as the Wandering Albatross, the Antipodean, Gibson's, Tristan and Amsterdam Albatrosses, not all all of which are recognised by all authorities.


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