NEW ZEALAND's BIRDS
Northern Royal Albatross
Diomedea [epomophora] sanfordi
(Photo: Hadoram Shirihai)
Breeding areas
Sisters and Motuhara in the Chathams; Tairoa Head, Otago
Breeding season
September to September
Dispersal migration
Subantarctic seas. During breeding season seen in NZ waters from Cook Strait to East Cape. Breeds/disperses in alternate years.
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