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Buller's albatross

Description:

Also known as Buller's mollymawk is a small mollymawk in the albatross family. They live around New Zealand, and feeds in the seas off Australia and the South Pacific.

Characteristics:

Buller's albatross averages 79 cm (31 in). It has a silver-grey forehead, a grey head and throat. It has a black patch around the eyes with a white crescent behind and below the eye. Its back, upperwing, and tail are dark grey, and its rump and underparts are white. Its underwing is white with a black tip, with a broad sharply demarcated dark band at the leading edge. Its bill is large and black with yellow on the upper mandible, and the tip. 

Breeding:

The Buller's albatross is colonial, nesting generally on cliffs, steep coastal terraces, grassy meadows, and tussock covered hills. The nest is mound of soil, grass and roots. Breeding begins in December. Eggs on the Snares are laid in late January. Gestation is around 60 days.

Diet:

Buller's albatross feeds on squid, fish, tunicates, octopus, and crustacea

Environment:

They solely are found in New Zealand, sometimes they can be found near Tasmania (Australia.) It has been deemed a vulnerable species, but now is deemed near threatened as their population has increased.

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