Download Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans Shy Albatross

pink bill
black edge to tail
Wandering Albatross
Diomedea exulans
! Infrequent in shelf waters
! Wingspan 2.5–3.5m
! Similar species:
Northern Royal Albatross
white back
plumage changes with age
Northern Royal Albatross
Diomedea sanfordi
white back and white tail
! Infrequent in shelf waters
! Wingspan 2.9–3.4m
! Similar species:
Wandering Albatross
pink bill with black cutting edge
black back
Shy Albatross
Thalassarche cauta
Adult
“thumb print”
Sub-adult
! Common
! Adults mostly winter
! Wingspan 2.1–2.6m
Juvenile
Adult
Juvenile
Grey-headed Albatross
Thalassarche
chrysostoma
Adult
yellow stripe
on top
grey wash
! Rare on continental shelf
and
Sub-adult
bottom
! Mainly winter
! Wingspan 2.2m
! Similar species:
Atlantic Yellow-nosed
Albatross
Juvenile
Adult
black back
Juvenile
Adult
Black-browed Albatross
Thalassarche
broad
leading edge
melanophrys
black back
Sub-adult
! Common
! Adults mostly winter
! Wingspan 2.1–2.5m
Juvenile
Adult
Juvenile
Yellow-nosed Albatross
Thalassarche
chlororhynchos/
yellow stripe: only on top and
pointed at base
grey wash
to head
carteri
! Two species:
– Atlantic:
common west of
the Agulhas Bank
– Indian:
common east of the
Cape Peninsula
! All year
! Wingspan 1.8–2.0m
! Similar species: Grey-headed Albatross
Adult
Atlantic
yellow stripe: only on top
and rounded at base
mostly
white
head
Adult Indian
black back
Juvenile
immature
Cape Gannet (Malgas)
Morus capensis
adult
juvenile
! Common inshore
! All year
! Wingspan 1.8m
sub-adult
adult
golden wash to head
red/brown
tip
Northern Giant Petrel
Macronectes halli
Adult
Adult
! Common
! Albatross-sized with
huge bill and nasal tubes
Juvenile
! Wingspan 1.5–2.1m
! Similar species:
Southern Giant Petrel
Juvenile
plumage pales with age
Southern Giant Petrel
Macronectes giganteus
green tip
Adult
Adult
Juvenile
! Common
! Albatross-sized with
huge bill and nasal tubes
white phase
! Wingspan 1.5–2.1m
! Similar species:
Northern Giant Petrel
plumage
pales with age
pale bill
White-chinned Petrel (Basiaan)
Procellaria aequinoctialis
! Most common petrel
! All year
! Wingspan 1.4m
! Similar species:
Spectacled Petrel, Great-winged Petrel,
Sooty Shearwater,
Fleshfooted Shearwater
white chin
Spectacled Petrel
Procellaria conspicillata
! Rare
white ring around eye
! Mostly summer
! Wingspan 1.4m
! Similar species:
White-chinned Petrel, Great-winged Petrel,
Sooty Shearwater, Fleshfooted Shearwater
dark tip to bill
Great-winged Petrel
Pterodroma macroptera
! Common
! Summer
! Wingspan 1m
! Similar species:
White-chinned Petrel, Spectacled Petrel,
Sooty Shearwater, Fleshfooted Shearwater
Cape/Pintado Petrel
Daption capense
! Common
! Winter
! Wingspan 90cm
dark bill
Cory’s Shearwater
Calonectris diomedea
! Common
yellowish bill
! Summer
! Wingspan 1.1m
! Similar species:
Great Shearwater
tail and
underwing
white
Great Shearwater
Puffinus gravis
! Common
brown patch
on belly
clear black cap
! Scarce mid winter
! Wingspan 1–1.2m
underwing
mostly white
! Similar species:
Cory’s Shearwater
black bill
Sooty Shearwater
Puffinus griseus
! Common
black bill
! All year
! Wingspan 1.0m
! Similar species:
White-chinned Petrel,
Spectacled Petrel,
Fleshfooted Shearwater
Fleshfooted Shearwater
Puffinus carneipes
! Uncommon: mostly winter
! Mainly Indian Ocean
! Wingspan 1.0m
! Similar species: White-chinned Petrel,
Spectacled Petrel, Sooty Shearwater
underwing
silvery
dark
tipped,
pale bill
pale feet
Antarctic Fulmar
Fulmaris glacialoides
! Rare
! Winter
! Wingspan 1.1–1.2m
Sub-Antarctic Skua
Catharacta antarctica
white ‘window’ in wing
! Frequent
! Adults mostly winter
! Wingspan 1.3–1.6m
Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus
sub-adult
Adult
! Common inshore
Adult
! All year
! Wingspan 1.3–1.4m
Adult
Juvenile
Storm Petrel
! Common
! All year
! Wingspan 0.4m
Juvenile