Subspecies Diomedea antipodensis antipodensis Robertson & Warham, 1992
- Diomedea exulans antipodensis Robertson, C.J.R. & Warham, J. 1992. Nomenclature of the New Zealand wandering albatrosses Diomedea exulans. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 112: 74-81 [74].
Type data:
Holotype NMNZ 23412 Skin, Central Plateau, Antipodes Island.
Paratype(s) NMNZ 23411 Skin, Central Plateau, Antipodes Island; BMNH 1905.12.30.404 Skin, Antipodes ISland; NMNZ 21374 Skin, Antipodes Island; NMNZ 21373 Skin, Anbtipodes Island; BMNH 1938.4.11.1 Skin, Campbell Island.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Breeds on Auckland Island, NZ, occasionally observed off SE Australia, mostly around TAS
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), West Tasmania Transition (9)
General References
Gill, B.G., Bell, B.D., Chambers, G.K., Medway, D.G., Palma, R.L., Scofield, R.P., Tennyson, A.J.D. & Worthy, T.H. 2010. Checklist of the birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica. Wellington : Te Papa Press 4th Edn, 500 pp. (removed from subspecies status under exulans to subspecies of antipodensis)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2022 | PROCELLARIIFORMES | 31-Oct-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| DIOMEDEIDAE G.R. Gray, 1840 | 26-Oct-2015 | ADDED |