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Thalassarche salvini Salvin's Albatross
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Photographer: Ron Wolf
ID: 0000 0000 0714 1907 (2014-07-29)Copyright © 2014 Ron Wolf
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date of photo Jul 26, 2014
location
Pacific Ocean, about 12 miles west of Half Moon Bay (San Mateo County, California, US)family
Diomedeidae
order
Procellariiformes
class Aves
notes This photo confirms a very rare sighting of Salvin's Albatross off the western coast of North America. The bird, previously know as the Shy Albatross, is a Southern Hemisphere species that normally is found in the southern oceans, ranging from South Africa to Australia and New Zealand and, occasionally, to the western coast of South America.camera Canon EOS 7D, 420mm, f/7.1, 1/4000 sec.
photo category: Animal - Bird
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common names
Salvin's Albatross (photographer)
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