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Gibson’s wandering albatross or toroa - a bird a day

11/8/2019

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​Oh dear, there are multiple species called "toroa" on this list, and I didn't realise. Ok, let's make sure that we get the differences between them really clear!

Consulting Wikipedia:
Current thinking divides the albatrosses into four genera. The number of species is a matter of debate. The IUCN and BirdLife International recognise 22 extant species (listed below), ITIS recognise 21 (the 22 below minus T. steadi), and one recent paper proposed a reduction to 13 (indicated in parentheses below), comprising the traditional 14 species minus D. amsterdamensis.
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We have already covered the Antipodean albatross, aka toroa.
Today, we are looking at the Gibson's wandering albatross/toroa, and we still also have to cover the Salvin’s albatross or mollymawk/toroa, too.
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Based on the species information from NZ birds online article about the Antipodean albatross, pictured above, the Gibson's albatross is actually a subspecies - and I have already drawn two birds with Gibson's markings. 

DOC also lumps them together in their article - and given that we have so many birds to cover, we are going to call this one done (because it is!) and move on to the next. 
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